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 |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sports implement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | croquet mallet, polo mallet, polo stick |
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2. | mallet (artifact) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. |
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| Synonyms | hammer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | drumstick |
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| Part meronym | percussion instrument, percussive instrument |
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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 |
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| Synonyms | beetle |
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| Broader (hypernym) | hammer |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | carpenter's mallet, gavel |
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