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1. (noun) hammer, cock
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled


2. (noun) hammer
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking


3. (noun) malleus, hammer
the ossicle attached to the eardrum


4. (noun) mallet, hammer
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.


5. (noun) hammer
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw


6. (noun) hammer
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate


7. (noun) hammer, power hammer
a power tool for drilling rocks


8. (noun) 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"

9. (verb) hammer
beat with or as if with a hammer
"hammer the metal flat"

10. (verb) forge, hammer
create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
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