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Noun hammer has 8 senses

hammer, cock - the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
--₁ is a kind of striker
--₁ is a part of gunlock, firing mechanism
hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
--₂ is a kind of hand tool
--₂ has part: hammerhead; head
--₂ has particulars:
ball-peen hammer; bricklayer's hammer; carpenter's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer; mallet, beetle; maul, sledge, sledgehammer; plexor, plessor, percussor; tack hammer

Derived forms: verb hammer₂, verb hammer₁
hammer, hammer throw - an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
--₃ is a kind of field event
malleus, hammer - the ossicle attached to the eardrum
--₄ is a kind of auditory ossicle
--₄ is a part of middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum
hammer - a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
--₅ is a kind of sports equipment, sporting goods
hammer - a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
--₆ is a kind of striker
--₆ is a part of piano action
hammer, power hammer - a power tool for drilling rocks
--₇ is a kind of power tool
--₇ has particulars:
air hammer, jackhammer, pneumatic hammer; electric hammer; triphammer
hammer, pound, hammering, pounding - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
--₈ is a kind of blow

Verb hammer has 2 senses

hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"
--₁ is one way to beat

Derived forms: noun hammer₂, noun hammering₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
forge, hammer - create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
--₂ is one way to beat

Derived form: noun hammer₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something