<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with or without object) to hammer, beat, or strike with or as if with a sledgehammer.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>crudely or ruthlessly forceful; lacking all dexterity or grace: the artist's sledgehammer approach.</li></ul>