Definitions for hammer
ˈhæm ərham·mer

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

1. hammer, cocknoun

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

2. hammernoun

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

3. malleus, hammernoun

   the ossicle attached to the eardrum

4. mallet, hammernoun

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

5. hammernoun

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

6. hammernoun

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

7. hammer, power hammernoun

   a power tool for drilling rocks

8. hammer, pound, hammering, poundingverb

   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. hammerverb

   beat with or as if with a hammer

   "hammer the metal flat"

10. forge, hammerverb

    create by hammering

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hammernoun

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

2. hammernoun

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

3. hammernoun

   The malleus.

4. hammernoun

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

5. hammernoun

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

6. hammernoun

   The last rock in an end.

7. hammernoun

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

8. hammerverb

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

9. hammerverb

   To emphasize a point repeatedly.

10. hammerverb

    To hit particularly hard.

11. hammerverb

    To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.

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

12. hammerverb

    To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly

    We hammered them 5-0!

13. Hammernoun

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

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

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

1. Hammernoun

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

2. Hammernoun

   something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer

3. Hammernoun

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

4. Hammernoun

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

5. Hammernoun

   the malleus

6. Hammernoun

   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

7. Hammernoun

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

8. Hammerverb

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

9. Hammerverb

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

10. Hammerverb

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

11. Hammerverb

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

12. Hammerverb

    to strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively

13. 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

   Song lyrics by hammer -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by hammer on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Auditory Ossicle
   • Beat
   • Drumstick
   • Hand Tool
   • Power Tool
   • Sports Equipment
   • Striker

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce hammer?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Fred

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How to say hammer in sign language?

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. Tessa Thompson:

   ( Getty) The third film of 2021, after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which director Scott Derrickson said will be Marvels first horror movie, is perhaps the most anticipated, however : Thor 4. Portman, who played Jane in the first two Thor films, will be remerging as the female Thor. She ran out on stage to thunderous applause and accepted the hammer from a kneeling Taika Waititi. Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson, who alluded to Tessa Thompson character, Valkyrie, identifying as LGBTQ, will also be returning for the Waititi-directed Thor : Love and Thunder, which is set for release on Nov. 2, 2021. As new king [ of Asgard ], Tessa Thompson needs to find Tessa Thompson queen, that will be the first order of business !

2. Edwin Markham:

   For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear -- when you are the hammer, strike.

3. Nissim Hakmon:

   The fear among everyone here is constant, i've heard the sound of a hammer and chisel and my neighbor says she can hear them digging under the cement. We're stressed out.

4. Michael Learned:

   When people say, ‘I wish you had been my mom,’ it always makes me feel a little sad, olivia was a fictional character. We all wish she had been our mother. I tried to get [producer] Earl Hammer to let her make mistakes because all mothers do at times.

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   If a man has a weak arm, give him a heavy hammer to exceed himself!

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