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hammer

/ hammer /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
Type of:
blow
Derived:
thump pound poke ram ram down
verb Sense 2
beat with or as if with a hammer
"hammer the metal flat"
Type of:
beat
Kinds of:
sledgehammer sledge
Derived:
pound hammering pounding
Verb group:
forge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 3
an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
Type of:
field event
noun Sense 4
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
Type of:
sports equipment sporting goods
noun Sense 5
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Type of:
striker
Has parts:
gunlock firing mechanism
Derived:
cock
noun Sense 6
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
Type of:
striker
Has parts:
piano action
noun Sense 7
a power tool for drilling rocks
Type of:
power tool
Kinds of:
air hammer jackhammer pneumatic hammer electric hammer triphammer
noun Sense 8
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
Type of:
hand tool
Kinds of:
ball-peen hammer bricklayer's hammer carpenter's hammer claw hammer clawhammer
Derived:
forge
noun Sense 9
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Type of:
auditory ossicle
Has parts:
middle ear tympanic cavity tympanum
verb Sense 10
create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl"
"forge a pair of tongues"
Type of:
beat
Kinds of:
foliate dropforge
Derived:
forge smithy forger forging
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

blow beat sledgehammer sledge field event sports equipment sporting goods striker power tool air hammer jackhammer pneumatic hammer