hammer meaning and definition

HAMMER noun

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 light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
   • synonyms: mallet
5. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
6. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
7. a power tool for drilling rocks
   • synonyms: power hammer
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"
   • synonyms: hammering, pound, pounding

HAMMER verb

Definition of hammer (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