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ham·mer
 hammer
- pronunciation:
- hae
m
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- under the hammer
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a hand tool having a solid, heavy head set across a handle and used to pound, indent, or beat metal, nails, or the like into shape or place, or any similar device.
- similar words:
- beetle, claw, fuller, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer
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| definition 2: |
any of various mallets or levers that strike to produce a sound, as on a piano or doorbell.
- synonyms:
- mallet
- similar words:
- lever, striker
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| definition 3: |
the part of a firearm that strikes and causes the discharge.
- synonyms:
- cock
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| definition 4: |
a sixteen-pound metal ball, attached by a wire to a grip, that is thrown for distance in a field event.
- similar words:
- cock
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| phrase: |
under the hammer |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hammered, hammering, hammers |
| definition 1: |
to hit or strike with, or as though with, a hammer; pound or pummel.
- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- batter, bludgeon, clobber, club, cudgel, nail, pommel, pummel, strike
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| definition 2: |
to fasten with hammer and nails.
- synonyms:
- nail
- similar words:
- fasten, tack
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| definition 3: |
to shape or decorate (metal or the like) with a hammer.
- synonyms:
- beat, forge
- similar words:
- cast, coin, form, found, mold, shape
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| definition 4: |
to construct or bring about (an agreement or settlement) with force or energy (often fol. by out).
- synonyms:
- forge
- similar words:
- chisel, fashion, make
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| definition 5: |
to present forcefully or with lasting effect, as though with the strong or repeated blows of a hammer.
He hammered home his argument.- synonyms:
- drive, pound, ram
- similar words:
- blast, force, persist in, press, thrust
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| related words: |
beat, belabor, clinch, hit, knock, lambaste, nail down, stick, tap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to strike with, or as if with, a hammer.
She hammered on the door with her fists.- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- batter, strike
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| definition 2: |
to work away at something with effort or persistence, as if by repeated pounding.
The lawyer hammered at the witness with question after question.- synonyms:
- pound, strike
- similar words:
- batter, drive
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| definition 3: |
to pound like a hammer.
His heart hammered against his ribs.- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- pulsate, throb
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| related words: |
beat, hit, knock, persevere, plod, pound, tap |
| derivations: |
hammerlike (adj.), hammerer (n.) |
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