hammer
What is the Definition of hammer?
Noun:
- the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
- a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
- the ossicle attached to the eardrum
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
- a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
- a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
- a power tool for drilling rocks
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Verb:
- beat with or as if with a hammer
- create by hammering
How can I use hammer in a sentence?
After burning all the letters, he got out a hammer and nails and boarded up the cracks around the front and back doors so no one could go out.
He used a hammer to fix the broken shelf. - Он использовал молоток, чтобы починить сломанную полку.
He cracked the nut open with a hammer. - Он расколол орех молотком.
He used a hammer to fix the shelf. - Он использовал молоток, чтобы починить полку.
Other meanings of hammer (synonyms, cognates).
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