English noun: hammer | |||
1. | hammer (artifact) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled | ||
Synonyms | cock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | striker | ||
Part meronym | firing mechanism, gunlock | ||
2. | hammer (artifact) a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hand tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ball-peen hammer, beetle, bricklayer's hammer, carpenter's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer, mallet, maul, percussor, plessor, plexor, sledge, sledgehammer, tack hammer | ||
Part holonym | hammerhead, head | ||
3. | hammer (body) the ossicle attached to the eardrum | ||
Synonyms | malleus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | auditory ossicle | ||
Part meronym | middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum | ||
4. | hammer (artifact) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. | ||
Synonyms | mallet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drumstick | ||
Part meronym | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | ||
5. | hammer (artifact) a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sports equipment | ||
6. | hammer (artifact) a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate | ||
Broader (hypernym) | striker | ||
Part meronym | piano action | ||
7. | hammer (artifact) a power tool for drilling rocks | ||
Synonyms | power hammer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | power tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | air hammer, electric hammer, jackhammer, pneumatic hammer, triphammer | ||
8. | hammer (act) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | ||
Samples | The sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard. The pounding of feet on the hallway. | ||
Synonyms | hammering, pound, pounding | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: hammer | |||
1. | hammer (contact) beat with or as if with a hammer | ||
Samples | Hammer the metal flat. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sledge, sledgehammer | ||
Verb group | forge, hammer | ||
2. | hammer (creation) create by hammering | ||
Samples | Hammer the silver into a bowl. Forge a pair of tongues. | ||
Synonyms | forge | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dropforge, foliate | ||
Verb group | hammer | ||