hammer

noun

1
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
the pounding of feet on the hallway
2
a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
3
a power tool for drilling rocks
4
a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
5
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
6
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
7
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
8
the ossicle attached to the eardrum

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