Definition of 'hammer'

Noun

1. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
      Synonyms: 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
      Synonyms: malleus
4. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
5. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
6. a power tool for drilling rocks
      Synonyms: power hammer
7. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
      Synonyms: pound hammering pounding

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"
      Synonyms: forge

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