sledge

As nouns the difference between sledge and sludge

is that sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc while sludge is a generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.

As verbs the difference between sledge and sludge

is that sledge is to hit with a sledgehammer while sludge is to slump or slouch.

As an initialism SLUDGE is

a mnemonic ("salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome.

As nouns the difference between sledge and sedge

is that sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc while sedge is any plant of the genus Carex, the pedia=1s, perennial, endogenous herbs, often growing in dense tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There are several hundred species.

As a verb sledge

is to hit with a sledgehammer.

As nouns the difference between sledge and cledge

is that sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass while cledge is (mining) the upper stratum of fuller's earth.

As a verb sledge

is to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As nouns the difference between ledge and sledge

is that ledge is a shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery while sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.

As a verb sledge is

to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As nouns the difference between swedge and sledge

is that swedge is a tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes while sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.

As verbs the difference between swedge and sledge

is that swedge is to shape metal using a hammer or other force while sledge is to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As verbs the difference between fledge and sledge

is that fledge is to care for a young bird until it is capable of flight while sledge is to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As an adjective fledge

is (archaic) feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.

As a noun sledge is

a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.

As verbs the difference between pledge and sledge

is that pledge is to make a solemn promise (to do something) while sledge is to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As nouns the difference between pledge and sledge

is that pledge is a solemn promise to do something while sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and sledge

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.

As a verb sledge is

to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As nouns the difference between sledge and litter

is that sledge is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc while litter is a platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.

As verbs the difference between sledge and litter

is that sledge is to hit with a sledgehammer while litter is to drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

As a noun sledge

is a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc or sledge can be a low sled drawn by animals, typically on snow, ice or grass.

As a verb sledge

is to hit with a sledgehammer or sledge can be to drag or draw a sledge or sledge can be (chiefly|cricket|australian) to verbally insult or abuse an opponent in order to distract them (considered unsportsmanlike).

As an adjective sledgelike is

resembling a sledge (heavy hammer) or some aspect of one.