Definitions For Hammer

noun

• The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
• A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
• A power tool for drilling rocks
• A striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
• The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
• A heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
• A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
• The ossicle attached to the eardrum
• A tool that has a heavy metal head attached to a handle and that is used for hitting nails or breaking things apart
• A similar tool made usually of wood and used especially for hitting a surface to make a loud noise
• The part of a gun that strikes a charge causing the gun to shoot

verb

• Beat with or as if with a hammer
• Create by hammering
• To force (something) into a particular place or shape by hitting it with a hammer
• To attach (something) with a hammer and nails
• To hit (something or someone) in a very forceful way