hammer

1 of 2

noun

ham·mer ˈha-mər How to pronounce hammer (audio)

: a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding

: a power tool that often substitutes a metal block or a drill for the hammerhead

: something that resembles a hammer in form or action: such as

: a lever with a striking head for ringing a bell or striking a gong

b(1)

: an arm that strikes the cap in a percussion lock to ignite the propelling charge

(2)

: a part of the action of a modern gun that strikes the primer of the cartridge in firing or that strikes the firing pin to ignite the cartridge

: malleus

: gavel

e(1)

: a padded mallet in a piano action for striking a string

(2)

: a hand mallet for playing on various percussion instruments (such as a xylophone)

: a metal sphere thrown for distance in the hammer throw

: accelerator sense b

hammer

2 of 2

verb

hammered; hammering ˈha-mər-iŋ How to pronounce hammer (audio)

ˈham-riŋ

intransitive verb

: to strike blows especially repeatedly with or as if with a hammer : pound

: to make repeated efforts

especially : to reiterate an opinion or attitude

the lectures all hammered away at the same points

transitive verb

: to beat, drive, or shape with repeated blows of a hammer

: to fasten or build with a hammer

: to strike or drive with a force suggesting a hammer blow or repeated blows

hammered the ball over the fence

tried to hammer me into submission

: to criticize severely

hammerer

ˈha-mər-ər How to pronounce hammer (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Verb He hammered the dent out of the fender. The carpenters were hammering all afternoon. The workers are hammering the studs to the frame. The batter hammered the ball over the fence. Someone tried to hammer him over the head with a club. Many towns were hammered by the hurricane. The typist's fingers were hammering the keys. He was hammering at the door. The rain hammered down on the roof. The home team was hammered 9–0. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer in her New Boston, Texas, home before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby.

Chron, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer in her New Boston, Texas, home before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby.

CBS News, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities revealed in court Simmons Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby.

Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Bidding reached $9,245,000 when the hammer finally dropped in Monterey on August 18.

Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 That allowed the hammer to fall and the firing pin to detonate the primer.

CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022 That allowed the hammer to fall and the firing pin to detonate the primer.

Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 That allowed the hammer to fall and the firing pin to detonate the primer.

Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 Keep the hammer down and Battista covers the quarter mile in under 9 seconds.

Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022

Verb

Michels continued to hammer on his branding as the race's outsider and decried the influence of lobbyists in elections.

Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022 Custom homebuilders on the 2022 NW Natural Street of Dreams luxury home tour this spring had to hammer through heavy rain in March, followed by April’s record precipitation and a day in which snow piled high enough to cover a stoop to a front door.

oregonlive, 27 July 2022 As the administration insist there's a way to avoid recession while reigning in inflation, Republican lawmakers are taking the opportunity to hammer Biden on higher prices -- a key talking point for the GOP ahead of the November midterm elections.

Gabe Ferris, ABC News, 20 June 2022 Our mission was to hammer the RS 3 both on the track and on a road course through the barren-but-beautiful desert highways on either edge of California and Nevada.

Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 June 2022 Create the base to rest the plant in, then hammer your creation to the fence or wall.

Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2022 An abrupt transition could further hammer the fragile economy, prompting energy prices to spike even higher in a manner that parts of the world – notably Europe – are already experiencing.

Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The birds hammer away, yet they don’t get concussed.

New York Times, 14 July 2022 As a result, even in fiscal quarters when Facebook delivers impressive earnings and strong profit growth, investors will hammer the stock if the aforementioned user metrics aren’t growing sufficiently.

Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 June 2022 See More

Kids Definition

hammer 1 of 2

noun

ham·mer ˈha-mər How to pronounce hammer (audio)

: a tool consisting of a head fastened to a handle and used for pounding something (as a nail)

: something like a hammer in shape or action

an auctioneer's hammer

: a heavy metal ball with a flexible handle thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest ( hammer throw )

hammer

2 of 2

verb

hammered; hammering

: to strike with a hammer

: to fasten or build (as by nailing) with a hammer

Hammer the lid shut.

: to hit something hard and repeatedly

She hammered on the door.

: to beat hard

His heart hammered.

hammers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hammer

as in draws

to shape with a hammer medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

draws
forges
pounds
carves
fashions
beats
molds
chisels
works
models
stamps
cuts
chases
forms
pats
sculpts
coins
kneads
sculptures
planishes
graves
mints
knaps
hews
boasts
abates

as in hits

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run

Synonyms & Similar Words

hits
punches
slaps
knocks
slams
smacks
bangs
claps
whacks
strikes
clips
bats
pounds
nails
swipes
cracks
bludgeons
thumps
thwacks
boxes
kicks
bashes
clocks
taps
clouts
belts
licks
socks
jabs
wallops
slugs
smites
stabs
shoves
zaps
bops
chops
pokes
bobs
swats
raps
tags
flicks
bonks
pushes
biffs
pastes
strokes
whales
busts
clobbers
mauls
bumps
beats
sledgehammers
pummels
pelts
slogs
mangles
pommels
batters
cuffs
peppers
knees
hangs one on
slashes
stamps
butts
whips
bungs
spears
cudgels
dumps
buffets
roughs
laces
prods
lashes
sledges
bunts
scuffs
skulls
flails
clubs
drubs
jostles
creams
switches
decks
canes
conks
floors
brains
levels
beans
saps
fells
lambasts
lambastes
thrashes
knocks down
flogs
sucker punches
rabbit-punches
bowls (down or over)

as in licks

to strike repeatedly tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail

Synonyms & Similar Words

licks
pounds
whips
beats
hides
lashes
bats
thumps
pelts
hits
knocks
punches
smashes
bludgeons
slaps
attacks
batters
mauls
assaults
slams
does
spanks
paddles
bashes
chops
slates
belts
whacks
clubs
pummels
wallops
boxes
raids
switches
pommels
thrashes
threshes
smacks
tans
works over
storms
swipes
birches
laces
buffets
punches out
lathers
whales
flogs
whaps
curries
thwacks
cudgels
bastes
belabors
wounds
lambastes
drubs
cracks
fibs
whups
slogs
whops
clouts
bungs up
beats up on
lambasts
socks
swats
straps
tromps
rushes
cuffs
clobbers
blackjacks
whams
pastes
canes
leathers
horsewhips
lams
assails
lacerates
roughs (up)
busts
scourges
whomps
cowhides
messes (up)
flagellates
lays on
rawhides
besets
mangles
mutilates
descends (on or upon)
maims
gores
pistol-whips
jumps (on)
fustigates
pounces (on or upon)

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over

Synonyms & Similar Words

scolds
reprimands
lectures
jaws
rags
blames
criticizes
attacks
berates
scores
flays
keelhauls
upbraids
bawls out
rebukes
dresses down
slams
calls down
admonishes
rates
lays into
bastes
mocks
chews out
knocks
blasts
chastises
castigates
lambasts
lambastes
faults
pans
reads the riot act (to)
crucifies
tongue-lashes
reproaches
rants (at)
reams (out)
lashes
scourges
rails (at or against)
abuses
reprehends
takes to task
harangues
assails
chides
condemns
excoriates
vituperates
denounces
reviles
reproves
censures
ridicules
scorns
disparages
belittles
bad-mouths
scoffs
remonstrates (with)
disses
laces (into)
puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sanctions
endorses
indorses
approves
praises
lauds
extolls
extols

hammers

2 of 2

noun

plural of hammer

as in sledgehammers

Synonyms & Similar Words

sledgehammers
mallets
bludgeons
mauls
staves
beetles
gavels
cudgels
truncheons
nightsticks
bats
batons
rods
canes
shillelaghs
staves
billies
maces
staffs
knobkerries
saps
billy clubs
blackjacks
bastinadoes
waddies
clubs
rungs
shillalahs
bastinades
switches
rattans
hickories
birches
crosiers
crooks
croziers
walking sticks
crabsticks
whangees

单词	hammers
释义	hammer 1 of 2 noun ham·mer ˈha-mər 1 a : a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding b : a power tool that often substitutes a metal block or a drill for the hammerhead 2 : something that resembles a hammer in form or action: such as a : a lever with a striking head for ringing a bell or striking a gong b(1) : an arm that strikes the cap in a percussion lock to ignite the propelling charge (2) : a part of the action of a modern gun that strikes the primer of the cartridge in firing or that strikes the firing pin to ignite the cartridge c : malleus d : gavel e(1) : a padded mallet in a piano action for striking a string (2) : a hand mallet for playing on various percussion instruments (such as a xylophone) 3 : a metal sphere thrown for distance in the hammer throw 4 : accelerator sense b hammer 2 of 2 verb hammered; hammering ˈha-mər-iŋ ˈham-riŋ intransitive verb 1 : to strike blows especially repeatedly with or as if with a hammer : pound 2 : to make repeated efforts especially : to reiterate an opinion or attitude the lectures all hammered away at the same points transitive verb 1 a : to beat, drive, or shape with repeated blows of a hammer b : to fasten or build with a hammer 2 : to strike or drive with a force suggesting a hammer blow or repeated blows hammered the ball over the fence tried to hammer me into submission 3 : to criticize severely hammerer ˈha-mər-ər noun Phrases under the hammer : for sale at auction Synonyms Verb beat draw forge pound See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb He hammered the dent out of the fender. The carpenters were hammering all afternoon. The workers are hammering the studs to the frame. The batter hammered the ball over the fence. Someone tried to hammer him over the head with a club. Many towns were hammered by the hurricane. The typist's fingers were hammering the keys. He was hammering at the door. The rain hammered down on the roof. The home team was hammered 9–0. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer in her New Boston, Texas, home before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby. Chron, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities say Simmons-Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer in her New Boston, Texas, home before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby. CBS News, 14 Sep. 2022 Authorities revealed in court Simmons Hancock was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and had her skull crushed with a hammer before a scalpel was used to remove her unborn baby. Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 Bidding reached $9,245,000 when the hammer finally dropped in Monterey on August 18. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2022 That allowed the hammer to fall and the firing pin to detonate the primer. CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022 That allowed the hammer to fall and the firing pin to detonate the primer. Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2022 That allowed the hammer to fall and the firing pin to detonate the primer. Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022 Keep the hammer down and Battista covers the quarter mile in under 9 seconds. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 Verb Michels continued to hammer on his branding as the race's outsider and decried the influence of lobbyists in elections. Isaac Yu, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022 Custom homebuilders on the 2022 NW Natural Street of Dreams luxury home tour this spring had to hammer through heavy rain in March, followed by April’s record precipitation and a day in which snow piled high enough to cover a stoop to a front door. oregonlive, 27 July 2022 As the administration insist there's a way to avoid recession while reigning in inflation, Republican lawmakers are taking the opportunity to hammer Biden on higher prices -- a key talking point for the GOP ahead of the November midterm elections. Gabe Ferris, ABC News, 20 June 2022 Our mission was to hammer the RS 3 both on the track and on a road course through the barren-but-beautiful desert highways on either edge of California and Nevada. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 1 June 2022 Create the base to rest the plant in, then hammer your creation to the fence or wall. Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2022 An abrupt transition could further hammer the fragile economy, prompting energy prices to spike even higher in a manner that parts of the world – notably Europe – are already experiencing. Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The birds hammer away, yet they don’t get concussed. New York Times, 14 July 2022 As a result, even in fiscal quarters when Facebook delivers impressive earnings and strong profit growth, investors will hammer the stock if the aforementioned user metrics aren’t growing sufficiently. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 19 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor; akin to Old High German hamar hammer, and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic kamen-, kamy stone, Greek akmē point, edge — more at edge First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing hammer ball-peen hammer claw hammer hammer and sickle hammer and tongs hammer dulcimer hammer into hammer mill hammer price hammer out the hammer trip-hammer drop hammer hammer throw water hammer under the hammer See More ball-peen hammer claw hammer hammer and sickle hammer and tongs hammer dulcimer hammer into hammer mill hammer price hammer out the hammer trip-hammer drop hammer hammer throw water hammer under the hammer See More Kids Definition hammer 1 of 2 noun ham·mer ˈha-mər 1 : a tool consisting of a head fastened to a handle and used for pounding something (as a nail) 2 : something like a hammer in shape or action an auctioneer's hammer 3 : a heavy metal ball with a flexible handle thrown for distance in a track-and-field contest ( hammer throw ) hammer 2 of 2 verb hammered; hammering 1 : to strike with a hammer 2 : to fasten or build (as by nailing) with a hammer Hammer the lid shut. 3 : to hit something hard and repeatedly She hammered on the door. 4 : to beat hard His heart hammered. Medical Definition hammer noun ham·mer ˈham-ər : malleus hammers 1 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of hammer 1 as in draws to shape with a hammer medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance draws forges pounds carves fashions beats molds chisels works models stamps cuts chases forms pats sculpts coins kneads sculptures planishes graves mints knaps hews boasts abates 2 as in hits to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run Synonyms & Similar Words hits punches slaps knocks slams smacks bangs claps whacks strikes clips bats pounds nails swipes cracks bludgeons thumps thwacks boxes kicks bashes clocks taps clouts belts licks socks jabs wallops slugs smites stabs shoves zaps bops chops pokes bobs swats raps tags flicks bonks pushes biffs pastes strokes whales busts clobbers mauls bumps beats sledgehammers pummels pelts slogs mangles pommels batters cuffs peppers knees hangs one on slashes stamps butts whips bungs spears cudgels dumps buffets roughs laces prods lashes sledges bunts scuffs skulls flails clubs drubs jostles creams switches decks canes conks floors brains levels beans saps fells lambasts lambastes thrashes knocks down flogs sucker punches rabbit-punches bowls (down or over) 3 as in licks to strike repeatedly tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail Synonyms & Similar Words licks pounds whips beats hides lashes bats thumps pelts hits knocks punches smashes bludgeons slaps attacks batters mauls assaults slams does spanks paddles bashes chops slates belts whacks clubs pummels wallops boxes raids switches pommels thrashes threshes smacks tans works over storms swipes birches laces buffets punches out lathers whales flogs whaps curries thwacks cudgels bastes belabors wounds lambastes drubs cracks fibs whups slogs whops clouts bungs up beats up on lambasts socks swats straps tromps rushes cuffs clobbers blackjacks whams pastes canes leathers horsewhips lams assails lacerates roughs (up) busts scourges whomps cowhides messes (up) flagellates lays on rawhides besets mangles mutilates descends (on or upon) maims gores pistol-whips jumps (on) fustigates pounces (on or upon) 4 as in scolds to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over Synonyms & Similar Words scolds reprimands lectures jaws rags blames criticizes attacks berates scores flays keelhauls upbraids bawls out rebukes dresses down slams calls down admonishes rates lays into bastes mocks chews out knocks blasts chastises castigates lambasts lambastes faults pans reads the riot act (to) crucifies tongue-lashes reproaches rants (at) reams (out) lashes scourges rails (at or against) abuses reprehends takes to task harangues assails chides condemns excoriates vituperates denounces reviles reproves censures ridicules scorns disparages belittles bad-mouths scoffs remonstrates (with) disses laces (into) puts down Antonyms & Near Antonyms sanctions endorses indorses approves praises lauds extolls extols See More hammers 2 of 2 noun plural of hammer as in sledgehammers Synonyms & Similar Words sledgehammers mallets bludgeons mauls staves beetles gavels cudgels truncheons nightsticks bats batons rods canes shillelaghs staves billies maces staffs knobkerries saps billy clubs blackjacks bastinadoes waddies clubs rungs shillalahs bastinades switches rattans hickories birches crosiers crooks croziers walking sticks crabsticks whangees
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