1. (noun) hammer, cock
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, hammer
2. (noun) hammer
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. (noun) malleus, hammer
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
Synonyms: power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, hammer, hammering
4. (noun) mallet, hammer
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, hammer, hammering
5. (noun) hammer
a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
Synonyms: cock, hammering, power hammer, pound, mallet, malleus, pounding
6. (noun) hammer
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. (noun) hammer, power hammer
a power tool for drilling rocks
Synonyms: pounding, hammer, pound, cock, malleus, power hammer, mallet, hammering
8. (verb) hammer, pound, hammering, pounding
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Synonyms: quid, lbf., dog pound, pounding, buffeting, throbbing, power hammer, malleus, throb, pound, mallet, hammering, pound sign, pound sterling, punt, cock, lb, hammer
9. (verb) hammer
beat with or as if with a hammer
Synonyms: forge
10. (verb) forge, hammer
create by hammering
Synonyms: form, fake, mould, spirt, excogitate, work, shape, devise, counterfeit, mold, invent, contrive, forge, fashion, formulate, hammer, spurt
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Synonyms and Antonyms of hammer 
