Noun
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the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"
"the pounding of feet on the hallway"
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a power tool for drilling rocks
- power hammer -
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
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a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire
used in the hammer throw
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a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
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the ossicle attached to the eardrum
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a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Verb
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create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl"
"forge a pair of tongues"
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beat with or as if with a hammer
"hammer the metal flat"