Definitions for hammer
ˈhæm ərham·mer

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hammer, cock(noun)

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

2. hammer(noun)

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

3. malleus, hammer(noun)

   the ossicle attached to the eardrum

4. mallet, hammer(noun)

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

5. hammer(noun)

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

6. hammer(noun)

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

7. hammer, power hammer(noun)

   a power tool for drilling rocks

8. hammer, pound, hammering, pounding(verb)

   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. hammer(verb)

   beat with or as if with a hammer

   "hammer the metal flat"

10. forge, hammer(verb)

    create by hammering

    "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hammer(Noun)

   A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

2. hammer(Noun)

   A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

3. hammer(Noun)

   The malleus.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

4. hammer(Noun)

   In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

5. hammer(Noun)

   A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

6. hammer(Noun)

   The last rock in an end.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

7. hammer(Noun)

   A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

8. hammer(Verb)

   To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

9. hammer(Verb)

   To emphasize a point repeatedly.

   Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

10. hammer(Verb)

    To hit particularly hard.

    Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

11. hammer(Verb)

    To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.

    I could hear the engine's valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.

    Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

12. hammer(Verb)

    To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly

    We hammered them 5-0!

    Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

13. Hammer(Noun)

    someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

    Etymology: hamer, hamor, from hamaraz (compare hamer, Hammer, hammare).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hammer(noun)

   an instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

2. Hammer(noun)

   something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

3. Hammer(noun)

   that part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

4. Hammer(noun)

   the padded mallet of a piano, which strikes the wires, to produce the tones

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

5. Hammer(noun)

   the malleus

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

6. Hammer(noun)

   that part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite the priming

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

7. Hammer(noun)

   also, a person of thing that smites or shatters; as, St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

8. Hammer(verb)

   to beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to hammer iron

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

9. Hammer(verb)

   to form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating

   Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

10. Hammer(verb)

    to form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor; -- usually with out

    Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

11. Hammer(verb)

    to be busy forming anything; to labor hard as if shaping something with a hammer

    Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

12. Hammer(verb)

    to strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively

    Etymology: [OE. hamer, AS. hamer, hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel. hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr. aman stone.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hammer

   A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object. The most common uses for hammers are to drive nails, fit parts, forge metal and break apart objects. Hammers are often designed for a specific purpose, and vary in their shape and structure. The term hammer is also used for some devices that are designed to deliver blows, e.g., the caplock mechanism of firearms. The hammer is a basic tool of many professions. The usual features are a handle and a head, with most of the weight in the head. The basic design is hand-operated, but there are also many mechanically operated models, such as steam hammers, for heavier uses.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hammer

   German Orientalist and historian, born at Grätz; author of a "History of the Ottoman Empire" (1774-1856).

The New Hacker's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hammer

   Commonwealth hackish syn. for bang on.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. HAMMER

   A small, busy implement carried by blacksmiths, geologists and Knockers for breaking iron, rock or friendship.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hammer

   The shipwright's hammer is a well-known tool for driving nails and clenching bolts, differing from hammers in general.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hammer

   An instrument with an iron head, for driving nails, etc. The term is also applicable to that part of a gun-lock which strikes the percussion-cap or firing-pin.

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1. hammer

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hammer' in Nouns Frequency: #2761

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hammer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hammer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hammer in a Sentence

1. James Esseks of the ACLU:

   Serving gay people doesn't mean you approve of them, it means you're selling them a cake, or flowers, or a hammer. That's all.

2. James A. Froude:

   You cannot dream yourself into a character you must hammer and forge yourself one.

3. David Hufton:

   Once again the Saudis have delivered a hammer blow to fellow producers, it promises to be the final nail in the coffin for those shale producers and their lenders hanging on for a short-term price reprieve.

4. James A. Froude:

   You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

5. Former US Rep. Joe Walsh:

   Whether he had a gun, a hammer, a bomb, whether he drove a pickup truck through the window of a classroom... He's responsible for that act, not the gun, not the hammer and not the pickup truck.

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