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hammer

/ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ /ˈhæmɚ/

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A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

Examples :

"Bobby used a hammer and nails to fix the two planks together"

item work machine

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The act of using a hammer to hit something}}

Examples :

"The nail is too loose - give it a hammer."

action utensil work machine

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A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.

Examples :

"The gun's hammer struck sharply, and the bullet fired. "

weapon military device machine technical part

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The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.

Examples :

"The doctor explained that the patient's damaged hammer was causing hearing problems. "

anatomy organ body medicine physiology part

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In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.

Examples :

"The sound the piano makes comes from the hammers striking the strings"

music part machine

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A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.

Examples :

"The track and field athlete practiced throwing the hammer. "

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The last stone in an end.

Examples :

"The final piece of the puzzle, the "hammer," was the last one to be put in place. "

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(frisbee) A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head.

Examples :

"My friend practiced the hammer throw at recess, holding the frisbee upside down. "

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Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.

Examples :

"The clock's hammer struck loudly, announcing the start of lunch break. "

time machine part bell-ringing

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One who, or that which, smites or shatters.

Examples :

"St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies."

machine utensil work

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To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

Examples :

"Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open."

action utensil work

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To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.

Examples :

"The blacksmith hammered the hot metal into a horseshoe shape. "

action work machine industry

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To emphasize a point repeatedly.

Examples :

"The teacher hammered the importance of studying for the exam, repeating it every class. "

communication language action point

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To hit particularly hard.

Examples :

"The carpenter hammered the nail into the wood with all his might. "

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To ride very fast.

Examples :

"The child hammered his bicycle down the hill, enjoying the fast ride. "

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To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.

Examples :

"I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown."

sensation physiology medicine body

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To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly

Examples :

"We hammered them 5-0!"

sport game achievement

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To make high demands on (a system or service).

Examples :

"The new software project is hammering the company's IT department with requests for updates. "

system technology computing internet service

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To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.

Examples :

"The stock exchange hammered the investor for failing to meet the payment deadline. "

business finance

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To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).

Examples :

"The company's poor performance caused investors to hammer the stock price down. "

business finance

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To have hard sex with

Examples :

"Daniel hammered Mary til he came."