 hammer |
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| 1. | [ verb ] beat with or as if with a hammer | |
| Examples: | "hammer the metal flat" |
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| Related terms: | beat sledgehammer forge | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (arms) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled | |
| Synonyms: | cock | |
| Related terms: | striker gunlock | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking | |
| Related terms: | hand_tool tack_hammer bricklayer's_hammer beetle ball-peen_hammer carpenter's_hammer maul plexor mallet head hammerhead forge | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a power tool for drilling rocks | |
| Synonyms: | power_hammer | |
| Related terms: | power_tool triphammer electric_hammer air_hammer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate | |
| Related terms: | striker piano_action | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge | |
| Synonyms: | gavel | |
| Related terms: | beetle mallet | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the ossicle attached to the eardrum | |
| Synonyms: | malleus | |
| Related terms: | ossicle auditory_ossicle middle_ear | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (sport) an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible | |
| Synonyms: | hammer_throw | |
| Related terms: | field_event | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1831 | |
| 10. | [ verb ] create by hammering | |
| Synonyms: | forge | |
| Examples: | "hammer the silver into a bowl" "forge a pair of tongues" |
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| Related terms: | beat foliate dropforge forger forging | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (sport,games) a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw | |
| Related terms: | sports_equipment | |
| 12. | [ noun ] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | |
| Synonyms: | hammering pounding pound | |
| Examples: | "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard" "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
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| Related terms: | blow thump ram | |
| Similar spelling: |
Hamer Haymer Hamner Haner Hamra Hayner Hanner Hammar Hahner hummer Hemmer |
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