Hammer

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NOUN

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

a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle

the ossicle attached to the eardrum

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

a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire

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

a power tool for drilling rocks

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

VERB

beat with or as if with a hammer

create by hammering

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