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HAMMER

Definition:

[noun] the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
Synonyms: cock
[noun] a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
[noun] an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
Synonyms: throw
[noun] the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Synonyms: malleus
[noun] a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
[noun] a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
[noun] a power tool for drilling rocks
Synonyms: power
[noun] the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
Synonyms: pound, ing, pounding
[verb] beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
[verb] create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
Synonyms: forge