Hammer

noun
'hæmər

Noun

  • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard

    Similar:HammeringPoundPounding
    Type of:Blow
  • a power tool for drilling rocks

  • the ossicle attached to the eardrum

    Similar:Malleus
  • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

    Similar:Mallet
    Type of:Drumstick
  • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

    Similar:Cock
    Type of:Striker
  • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

  • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

  • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

    Type of:Striker

Verb

  • create by hammering

    hammer the silver into a bowl

    Similar:Forge
    Type of:Beat
  • beat with or as if with a hammer

    hammer the metal flat

    Type of:Beat

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