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English noun: mallet

1. mallet (artifact) a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball


Broader (hypernym)sports implement


Narrower (hyponym)croquet mallet, polo mallet, polo stick

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


Synonymshammer


Broader (hypernym)drumstick


Part meronympercussion instrument, percussive instrument

3. mallet (artifact) a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing


Synonymsbeetle


Broader (hypernym)hammer


Narrower (hyponym)carpenter's mallet, gavel









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