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- [ham-er]
- /ˈhæm ər/
- /ˈhæmə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ham-er]
- /ˈhæm ər/
Definitions of hammer word
- noun hammer Armand, 1898–1990, U.S. businessman and art patron. 1
- verb with object hammer to beat or drive (a nail, peg, etc.) with a hammer. 1
- verb with object hammer to fasten by using hammer and nails; nail (often followed by down, up, etc.): We spent the day hammering up announcements on fences and trees. 1
- verb with object hammer to assemble or build with a hammer and nails (often followed by together): He hammered together a small crate. 1
- verb with object hammer 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. 1
- verb with object hammer to form, construct, or make with or as if with a hammer; build by repeated, vigorous, or strenuous effort (often followed by out or together): to hammer out an agreement; to hammer together a plot. 1
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Origin of hammer
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English hamer, Old English hamor; cognate with German Hammer hammer, Old Norse hamarr hammer, crag; orig. made of stone; probably akin to Russian kámen' stone
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Parts of speech for Hammer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hammer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hammer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hammer
verb hammer
- knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- pound — Archaic. to shut up in or as in a pound; impound; imprison.
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
noun hammer
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- cosh — A cosh is a heavy piece of rubber or metal which is used as a weapon.
- thud — a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- mallet — a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
- club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
Antonyms for hammer
verb hammer
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
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