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Hammer   /hˈæmər/   Listen
Hammer

noun
1.
The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled.  Synonym: 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.  Synonym: malleus.
4.
A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc..  Synonym: 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.  Synonym: power hammer.
8.
The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows).  Synonyms: hammering, pound, pounding.  "The pounding of feet on the hallway"
verb
(past & past part. hammered; pres. part. hammering)
1.
Beat with or as if with a hammer.
2.
Create by hammering.  Synonym: forge.  "Forge a pair of tongues"



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"Hammer" Quotes from Famous Books



... 'tapestry' in my eyes. He had no sooner looked at me than he said, 'See here, miss; you know it's against the rules to hang curtains on the walls, and you mustn't put nails in the plastering, and I don't believe you need a hammer anyway.'" ...
— When Patty Went to College • Jean Webster
... it belongs, it was Eric Sawyer who, back in his position at right guard, held his side of the line firm on two anxious occasions when Larchville was striving to hammer out touchdowns under the shadow of her opponent's goal. On the whole, Brimfield played good football that day and no one justly came in for adverse criticism. Captain Miller, at left end, was spectacular under punts and played his usual hard, steady game. Innes at centre was ...
— Left End Edwards • Ralph Henry Barbour
... the bright bland face of the major appeared above the rostrum. A few smart raps of his hammer commanded silence, ...
— The Quadroon - Adventures in the Far West • Mayne Reid
... game at football was suggested they had obtained leave of absence from the captain, and, loaded with game-bag, a botanical box and geological hammer, and a musket, were off along the coast on a semi-scientific cruise. Young Singleton carried the botanical box and hammer, being an enthusiastic geologist and botanist, while Fred carried the game-bag ...
— The World of Ice • Robert Michael Ballantyne
... the walls of our home change in character. Finger marks and hammer marks began to appear. When Bud had reached the stage where he could walk, calamity began to follow in his trail. Once he tugged at a table cover and the open bottle of ink fell upon the rug. There was a great splotch of ink forever to ...
— Making the House a Home • Edgar A. Guest


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