| noun | the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled |
| noun | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking |
| noun | the ossicle attached to the eardrum |
| noun | a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. |
| noun | a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw |
| noun | a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate |
| noun | a power tool for drilling rocks |
| noun | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) “the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard” |
| verb | beat with or as if with a hammer “hammer the metal flat” |
| verb | create by hammering “hammer the silver into a bowl” |
| cock | verb | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing |
| hammer | verb | create by hammering |
| pound | verb | break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle |
| hammer | noun | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking |
| hammering | noun | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
| forge | noun | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering |
| forger | noun | someone who operates a forge |
| forging | noun | shaping metal by heating and hammering |