hammer

Sense 1 noun

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

Sense 2 verb

beat with or as if with a hammer

hammer the metal flat

Sense 3 noun

a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

Sense 4 verb

create by hammering

hammer the silver into a bowl

Sense 5 noun

the ossicle attached to the eardrum

Sense 6 noun

a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

Sense 7 noun

a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

Sense 8 noun

a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

Sense 9 noun

a power tool for drilling rocks

Sense 10 noun

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard