Synonyms for hammer
ˈhæm ər

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1. hammer, cocknoun

   the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

   Synonyms:
   pounding, rooster, shaft, prick, power hammer, turncock, tool, peter, pound, mallet, hammering, dick, stopcock, malleus, putz, pecker, cock

2. hammernoun

   a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

   Synonyms:
   cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding

3. malleus, hammernoun

   the ossicle attached to the eardrum

   Synonyms:
   power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, hammering

4. mallet, hammernoun

   a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

   Synonyms:
   power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, beetle, hammering

5. hammernoun

   a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

   Synonyms:
   cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding

6. hammernoun

   a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

   Synonyms:
   cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding

7. hammer, power hammernoun

   a power tool for drilling rocks

   Synonyms:
   pounding, pound, cock, malleus, power hammer, mallet, hammering

8. hammer, pound, hammering, poundingverb

   the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

   "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

   Synonyms:
   quid, lbf., dog pound, pounding, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, pound, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb

9. hammerverb

   beat with or as if with a hammer

   "hammer the metal flat"

   Synonyms:
   forge

10. forge, hammerverb

    create by hammering

    "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"

    Synonyms:
    form, fake, mould, spirt, excogitate, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, invent, contrive, forge, fashion, formulate, spurt

Matched Categories

1. • Auditory Ossicle
   • Beat
   • Drumstick
   • Hand Tool
   • Power Tool
   • Sports Equipment
   • Striker

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1. hammernoun

   Synonyms:
   sledge, sledge-hammer, maul, mallet, beetle, gavel, kevel, crandall, marteline

   Associated words:
   peen, hephestic, poll

2. hammerverb

   Synonyms:
   beat, forge, malleate, beetle

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1. List of paraphrases for "hammer":

   marteau, gavel, hummer, hammar, hamer, sledgehammer, mallet, sledge, hammers

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How to use hammer in a sentence?

1. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   If a man has a weak arm, give him a heavy hammer to exceed himself!

2. Vikrant Parsai:

   The anvil never takes advice from the hammer.

3. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   With a small hammer you can achieve great things.

4. Tommy Boy:

   Richard Okay... seatbelts. Just put the little thing into the big thing and... I tell ya what. If you don't know how to fasten your seatbelt, just raise your hand and I'll have Tommy Boy here come back there and hit you in the head with a tack hammer because you're a RETARD

5. Andy Swenson:

   It's been getting tougher. This year, there is a lot of fear that it could be the 'hammer year,'.

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