HAMMER

(noun) 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
(noun) a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
(noun) a power tool for drilling rocks
synonyms : power hammer
(noun) a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
(noun) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
synonyms : cock
(noun) a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
synonyms : mallet
(noun) the ossicle attached to the eardrum
synonyms : malleus
(verb) beat with or as if with a hammer
"hammer the metal flat"
(verb) create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl", "forge a pair of tongues"
synonyms : forge

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