hammer

Plural: hammers

Noun

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
a power tool for drilling rocks
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
- "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
The act of using a hammer to hit something.
The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
The last stone in an end.
A frisbee throw in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown forwards above the head.
Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
One who, or that which, smites or shatters.
Ellipsis of hammer headline.
The accelerator pedal.
A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
A handgun.

Verb

Verb Forms: hammered, hammering, hammers

To strike forcefully and repeatedly with or as if with a hammer.
beat with or as if with a hammer
- "hammer the metal flat"
create by hammering
- "hammer the silver into a bowl"
To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
To emphasize a point repeatedly.
To hit particularly hard.
To ride very fast.
To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly.
To make high demands on (a system or service).
To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
To have hard sex with.

Examples

Bobby used a hammer and nails to fix the two planks together
I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.
She HAMMERED her opponent with a succession of high-scoring words, dominating the board.
St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.
The nail is too loose—give it a hammer.
The sound the piano makes comes from the hammers striking the strings
Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open.
We hammered them 5-0!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz (“tool with a stone head”) (compare West Frisian hammer, Low German Hamer, Dutch hamer, German Hammer, Danish hammer, Swedish hammare). This is traditionally ascribed to Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros, from *h₂éḱmō (“stone”), but see *hamaraz for further discussion.
(declare a defaulter on the stock exchange): Originally signalled by knocking with a wooden mallet.

Synonyms

cock, forge, hammering, mallet, malleus, pound, pounding, power hammer, smash

Scrabble Score: 13

hammer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hammer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hammer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

hammer: valid Words With Friends Word