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- DictionaryHam·mer/ˈhamər/
noun
- 1. a tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.
- 2. a metal ball, typically weighing 16 pounds (7.3 kg), attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest.
verb
- 1. hit or beat (something) with a hammer or similar object: "they are made by heating and hammering pieces of iron"
- 2. attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly: informal "he got hammered for an honest mistake"
a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things. Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision/GettyImages. Examples. She hit her thumb with the hammer. She took a hammer and knocked a hole in the wall. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
3 days ago · 1.countable noun. A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used, for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall, or to break things into pieces. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. Synonyms: mallet, gavel More Synonyms of hammer. 2.verb.
Definitions of hammer. noun. a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking. see more. noun. a power tool for drilling rocks. synonyms: power hammer. see more. noun. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) “the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard”
noun. /ˈhæmə (r)/ /ˈhæmər/ Idioms. tool. [countable] a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head, used for breaking things or hitting nails. a gentle tap with a hammer. He struck her on the head with a hammer. see also claw hammer, jackhammer, sledgehammer. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
to shape or ornament (metal or a metal object) by controlled and repeated blows of a hammer; beat out: to hammer brass; to hammer a brass bowl.
noun. a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc. any of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use, as a gavel, a mallet for playing the xylophone, or a lever that strikes the bell in a doorbell.
a tool with a heavy, metal part at the top that you use to hit nails into something. hammer. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈhæmə r/ us. to hit something with a hammer: Could you hammer a nail into the wall to hang this picture up? Phrasal verbs. hammer sth into sb. hammer on sth. hammer sth out.
