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Meaning
Noun
●
A
tool
with a
heavy
head
and a
handle
used for pounding.
●
The
act
of using a
hammer
to
hit
something.
●
In Firearms, Firearms & Tools:
A
moving part
of a
firearm
that
strikes
the
firing pin
to
discharge
a gun.
●
In Anatomy:
The
malleus
, a small
bone
of the
middle
ear.
●
In Music:
In a
piano
or
dulcimer
, a
piece
of
wood
covered
in
felt
that
strikes
the string.
●
In Sports & Ultimate:
A
device
made of
a
heavy
steel
ball
attached
to a
length
of
wire
, and used for throwing.
●
In Curling:
The last
stone
in an end.
●
A
frisbee
throwing
style
in which the
disc
is
held
upside-down with a
forehand
grip
and
thrown
above the head.
●
Part of
a clock
that
strikes
upon a
bell
to
indicate
the hour.
●
One who, or that which,
smites
or shatters.
●
In Mass media:
Ellipsis of
hammer
headline.
●
In Motor racing & Ultimate:
The
accelerator
pedal.
●
In Football (soccer):
someone
connected
with West Ham Football Club, as a
fan
,
player
,
coach
etc.
Verb
●
To
strike
repeatedly
with a
hammer
, some other
implement
, the
fist
, etc.
●
To form or
forge
with a
hammer
; to
shape
by beating.
●
To
emphasize
a point repeatedly.
●
In Sports:
To
hit
particularly
hard.
●
In Cycling:
To
ride
very fast.
●
To
strike
internally
,
as if
hit
by a hammer.
●
In Sports & Ultimate:
To
defeat
(a person,
a team
) resoundingly
●
In Computing:
To make high
demands
on (a system or service).
●
In Finance:
To
declare
(a person) a
defaulter
on the
stock
exchange.
●
In Finance:
To
beat down
the price of (a
stock
), or
depress
(a market).
●
In Sex:
To have
hard
sex
with.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
hammer
English
hamer
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Yammer
Enamor
Hammer
Jammer
Spammer
Slammer
Clamour
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