ALL meanings of hammer
ham·mer
H h - noun hammer 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. 1
- noun hammer tool for banging in nails 1
- transitive verb hammer hit with a hammer 1
- transitive verb hammer hit, pound 1
- noun hammer part of a mechanism 1
- intransitive verb hammer use a hammer 1
- transitive verb hammer repeat or instill forcefully 1
- noun Definition of hammer in Technology Commonwealth hackish synonym for bang on. 1
- 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
- verb with object hammer to produce with or by force (often followed by out): to hammer out a tune on the piano; to hammer a home run. 1
- verb with object hammer to pound or hit forcefully: to hammer someone in the jaw. 1
- verb with object hammer to settle (a strong disagreement, argument, etc.); bring to an end, as by strenuous or repeated effort (usually followed by out): They hammered out their differences over a glass of beer. 1
- verb with object hammer to present (points in an argument, an idea, etc.) forcefully or compellingly; state strongly, aggressively, and effectively (often followed by home). 1
- verb with object hammer to impress (something) as if by hammer blows: You'll have to hammer the rules into his head. 1
- verb with object hammer British. (in the London stock exchange) to dismiss (a person) from membership because of default. to depress the price of (a stock). 1
- verb without object hammer to strike blows with or as if with a hammer. 1
- verb without object hammer to make persistent or laborious attempts to finish or perfect something (sometimes followed by away): He hammered away at his speech for days. 1
- verb without object hammer to reiterate; emphasize by repetition (often followed by away): The teacher hammered away at the multiplication tables. 1
- idioms hammer under the hammer, for sale at public auction: The old estate and all its furnishings went under the hammer. 1
- verb hammer to announce the default of (a member) 0
- verb hammer to cause prices of (securities, the market, etc) to fall by bearish selling 0
- noun hammer a tool for pounding, usually consisting of a metal head fastened across one end of a handle: one end of the head may be a pronged claw for pulling nails 0
- noun hammer a thing like this tool in shape or use 0
- noun hammer the mechanism that strikes the firing pin or percussion cap in a firearm 0
- noun hammer a device for striking a bell, gong, metal bar, etc. to make a sound 0
- noun hammer any of the felt-covered mallets that strike against the strings of a piano 0
- noun hammer a high-speed, hammering power tool fitted with a metal block or chisel, for shaping metal, breaking up paved surfaces, etc. 0
- noun hammer the malleus, one of the three bones of the middle ear 0
- noun hammer a metal ball weighing usually sixteen pounds, hung from a wire handle and thrown for distance in a track-and-field competition 0
- verb transitive hammer to strike repeatedly with or as with a hammer 0
- noun hammer A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. 0
- verb transitive hammer to make or fasten with a hammer 0
- noun hammer A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun. 0
- verb transitive hammer to drive, force, or shape with or as with hammer blows 0
- noun hammer (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear. 0
- intransitive verb hammer to strike repeated blows with or as with a hammer 0
- noun hammer (music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string. 0
- noun hammer (sports) A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing. 0
- noun hammer (curling) The last rock in an end. 0
- noun hammer (Ultimate Frisbee) A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head. 0
- noun hammer Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour. 0
- noun hammer One who, or that which, smites or shatters. 0
- verb hammer To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc. 0
- verb hammer To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating. 0
- verb hammer (figuratively) To emphasize a point repeatedly. 0