Dictionary definition · hammer
noun
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- a power tool for drilling rocks
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
verb
- beat with or as if with a hammer"hammer the metal flat"
- create by hammering"hammer the silver into a bowl"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).