HAMMER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
   Synonym(s)
   • hammering (what does hammering mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • pounding (what does pounding mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
   • the pounding of feet on the hallway
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • thump (what does thump mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • poke (what does poke mean?)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • ram (what does ram mean?)
   • ram down (what does ram down mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • thump (what does thump mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • poke (what does poke mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
   • used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hand tool (what does hand tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ball-peen hammer (what does ball-peen hammer mean?)
   • bricklayer’s hammer (what does bricklayer’s hammer mean?)
   • carpenter’s hammer (what does carpenter’s hammer mean?)
   • claw hammer (what does claw hammer mean?)
   • clawhammer (what does clawhammer mean?)
   • mallet (what does mallet mean?)
   • beetle (what does beetle mean?)
   • maul (what does maul mean?)
   • sledge (what does sledge mean?)
   • sledgehammer (what does sledgehammer mean?)
   • plexor (what does plexor mean?)
   • plessor (what does plessor mean?)
   • percussor (what does percussor mean?)
   • tack hammer (what does tack hammer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a power tool for drilling rocks
   Synonym(s)
   • power hammer (what does power hammer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • power tool (what does power tool mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • air hammer (what does air hammer mean?)
   • jackhammer (what does jackhammer mean?)
   • pneumatic hammer (what does pneumatic hammer mean?)
   • electric hammer (what does electric hammer mean?)
   • triphammer (what does triphammer mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • striker (what does striker mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
   Synonym(s)
   • cock (what does cock mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • striker (what does striker mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cock (what does cock mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire
   • used in the hammer throw
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sports equipment (what does sports equipment mean?)
   • sporting goods (what does sporting goods mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the ossicle attached to the eardrum
   Synonym(s)
   • malleus (what does malleus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • auditory ossicle (what does auditory ossicle mean?)
8. Meaning
   • an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
   Synonym(s)
   • hammer throw (what does hammer throw mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • field event (what does field event mean?)

HAMMER as VERB

1. Meaning
   • beat with or as if with a hammer
   Usage Example(s)
   • hammer the metal flat
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sledgehammer (what does sledgehammer mean?)
   • sledge (what does sledge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
   • pound (what does pound mean?)
   • hammering (what does hammering mean?)
   • pounding (what does pounding mean?)
2. Meaning
   • create by hammering
   Synonym(s)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • hammer the silver into a bowl
   • forge a pair of tongues
   Hypernyms(s) hammer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • foliate (what does foliate mean?)
   • dropforge (what does dropforge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hammer (what does hammer mean?)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • smithy (what does smithy mean?)
   • forger (what does forger mean?)
   • forging (what does forging mean?)