nnoun.actthe act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)Synset:hammer pound pounding
Examples:- the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
- the pounding of feet on the hallway
Derivationally Related Form:poundhammer
Hypernyms:blow
Inherited Hypernyms:hammerblowstrokemotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.contactbeat with or as if with a hammerDerivationally Related Form:hammerhammering
Hypernyms:beat
Inherited Hypernyms:hammerbeatstriketouch
Direct Hyponyms:sledgesledgehammer
Full Troponyms:sledgehammer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.creationcreate by hammeringSynset:forge hammer
Examples:- hammer the silver into a bowl
- forge a pair of tongues
Derivationally Related Form:forgerforgehammerforging
Hypernyms:beat
Inherited Hypernyms:forgebeatshapecreate from raw materialmake
Direct Hyponyms:dropforgefoliate
Full Troponyms:dropforgefoliate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something