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hammer

ham·mer

UK/ˈhæmə/ US/ˈhamə/ common slang
verb (2) noun (8)

verb

1.

beat with or as if with a hammer

  • “hammer the metal flat”
2.

create by hammering

  • “hammer the silver into a bowl”
  • “forge a pair of tongues”
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noun

1.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

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2.

a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

3.

an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible

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4.

the ossicle attached to the eardrum

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5.
6.

a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

7.

a power tool for drilling rocks

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8.

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

  • “the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”
  • “the pounding of feet on the hallway”
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Origin

From Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz (“tool with a stone head”) (compare West Frisian hammer, Low German Hamer, Dutch hamer, German Hammer, Danish hammer, Swedish hammare).

Phrases

  • hammer home terms derived from hammer (verb)
  • hammer out terms derived from hammer (verb)
  • hammer up terms derived from hammer (verb)
  • the nail that sticks out gets hammered down terms derived from hammer (verb)

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