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ham·mer
 hammer
- pronunciation:
- hae
m
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a hand tool with a solid, heavy head on a handle. It is used to pound or to beat something into shape or place.
- similar words:
- claw, gavel, hammer, mallet, maul, sledgehammer
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| definition 2: |
anything that is used like a hammer to produce a sound.
The hammers inside a piano strike the strings.- synonyms:
- mallet
- similar words:
- lever
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hammered, hammering, hammers |
| definition 1: |
to hit or strike with a hammer; pound.
He hammered nails into the wood.- synonyms:
- beat, pound
- similar words:
- batter, clobber, club, strike
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| definition 2: |
to shape by pounding with a hammer.
She hammered the metal into the shape of a leaf.- synonyms:
- forge
- similar words:
- cast, coin, form, mold, shape
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| definition 3: |
to pound like a hammer.
His heart hammered against his ribs.- synonyms:
- pound
- similar words:
- throb
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| related words: |
beat, hit, knock, plod, stick, tap |
| derivations: |
hammerlike (adj.), hammerer (n.) |
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