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Meaning of hammer in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈhæmər/

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  1. Verb

    hammer

    Definitions

    1. beat with or as if with a hammer

    Examples

    • « hammer the metal flat »
  2. 2. create by hammering

    Examples

    • « hammer the silver into a bowl »
    • « forge a pair of tongues »
  3. Noun

    hammer

    Etymology

    Old English hamor, hamer, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch hamer, German Hammer, and Old Norse hamarr‘rock’. The original sense was probably ‘stone tool’

    Definitions

    1. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
  4. 2. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle

    Examples

    • « used to deliver an impulsive force by striking »
  5. 3. an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
  6. 4. the ossicle attached to the eardrum
  7. 5. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire

    Examples

    • « used in the hammer throw »
  8. 6. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
  9. 7. a power tool for drilling rocks
  10. 8. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

    Examples

    • « the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard »
    • « the pounding of feet on the hallway »

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