hammer
n 1: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when
the trigger is pulled
2: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to
deliver an impulsive force by striking
3: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is
attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
[syn: {hammer throw}]
4: the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: {malleus}]
5: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in
the hammer throw
6: the felt-covered striker that causes the piano strings to
vibrate
7: a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: {power hammer}]
8: a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge [syn:
{gavel}]
9: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the
pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {pound}, {hammering},
{pounding}]
v 1: beat with or as if with a hammer
2: of metals [syn: {forge}]