hammer

Definition

• n. the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
• n. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
• n. a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
• n. a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

Word forms

Present participle

hammering

Past tense

hammered

Past participle

hammered

Third person singular

hammers

Example sentences

1. n.

   He used a hammer to drive the nails into the wood.

2. vt.

   She hammered the metal until it was flat.

3. vi.

   He hammered away at the keyboard to finish his report.

4. n.

   The hammerhead is the part that strikes the nail.