hammer (n.)

  1. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

    [ Syn: cock ]

  2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

  3. the ossicle attached to the eardrum

    [ Syn: malleus ]

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

    [ Syn: mallet ]

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

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

  7. a power tool for drilling rocks

    [ Syn: power hammer ]

  8. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard; the pounding of feet on the hallway

    [ Syn: pound , hammering , pounding ]

    hammer (v.)

  1. beat with or as if with a hammer; hammer the metal flat'

  2. create by hammering; hammer the silver into a bowl; forge a pair of tongues

    [ Syn: forge ]

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