[
US
/ˈhæmɝ/
]
[ UK /hˈæmɐ/ ]
[ UK /hˈæmɐ/ ]
VERB
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create by hammering
hammer the silver into a bowl
forge a pair of tongues -
beat with or as if with a hammer
hammer the metal flat
NOUN
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
the pounding of feet on the hallway
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard - the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- a power tool for drilling rocks
How To Use hammer In A Sentence
- As for leisure activities, a few old weights and a sledgehammer is the gym. CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2009
- One of the problems with this kind of pricing is that it has a tendency to hammer the less profitable stores or chains, such as Borders. September « 2009 « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website
- The ‘hammer’ and ‘anvil’ bones of the mammalian ear are descendants of these nubbins.
- She held her ears when the jackhammer started to operate
- All yellowhammers have striking, rusty-coloured, unstreaked rumps which are most attractive.
- Fifteen minutes later centre forward Quigg was left free to hammer the ball home from 20 yards.
- An autopsy today found the cause of Hammerdorfer's death was cardiomegaly and biventricular hypertrophy, which refers to an enlarged heart and enlarged ventricles. ABC News: Top Stories
- It is important not to use conventional chucks for hammer drilling.
- I would expect the government to fight a lawsuit trying to prevent something like this, just as I would expect a leg to bounce up when its patellar reflex is hit with a tendon hammer. Matt Kane: The Obama Administration's Desire to Keep Citizens in the Dark is Inexcusable
- Let's assume someone is loading the revolver properly with the hammer at its half-cock position.
