Dictionary

1. (

• hammer ,
• cock ,

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

2. (

• hammer

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

3. (

• malleus ,
• hammer

) the ossicle attached to the eardrum ;

4. (

• mallet ,
• hammer ,

) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. ;

5. (

• hammer ,

) a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw ;

6. (

• hammer ,

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

7. (

• hammer ,
• power_hammer

) a power tool for drilling rocks ;

8. (

• hammer ,
• pound ,
• hammering ,
• pounding

) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" ;

1. (

• hammer

) beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat" ;

2. (

• forge ,
• hammer

) create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" ;