English dictionary
hammer
nounPronunciation
ˈhæ.mə(ɹ)
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
noun
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
noun
- a power tool for drilling rocks
noun
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
noun
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
noun
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
noun
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
noun
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
verb
- beat with or as if with a hammer
verb
- create by hammering
Example sentences
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
the pounding of feet on the hallway
hammer the metal flat
hammer the silver into a bowl
forge a pair of tongues