Hammer - Definition

n 1: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when
the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock]
2: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to
deliver an impulsive force by striking
3: the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: malleus,
hammer]
4: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike
such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas,
glockenspiels, etc. [syn: mallet, hammer]
5: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the
hammer throw
6: a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano
strings to vibrate
7: a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: hammer, power
hammer]
8: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding
of feet on the hallway" [syn: hammer, pound, hammering,
pounding]
v 1: beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
2: create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge
a pair of tongues" [syn: forge, hammer]