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A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle
“If you just start banging on it with a hammer, you'll probably damage the surrounding tiles.”
An act of putting the ball forcefully downward through the hoop
(anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear
A punishment imposed for breaking a law, rule, or contract
A relatively hard hit or strike
To hit, strike or knock something forcefully
“In shirtsleeves, hunched against the wind, I hammer repeatedly on the neighbor's back door.”
To form or forge with a hammer
“A skilled person can hammer the iron into almost any desired shape.”
To inculcate or impress something forcefully or repeatedly
“Hammer it into him that he must remember he can do nothing without party support.”
To attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly
“Health professionals are mobilizing to condemn the government and hammer the ineffectual minister.”
To utterly defeat in a game or contest
“Everybody knew the pros were going to hammer the amateurs anyway.”
(hammer away) To persevere with a task or endeavor
“The opposition continued to hammer away with allegations of corruption despite a clear lack of support.”
To beat or throb in a rhythmic manner
To apply great and continuous effort
To make or shape by cutting a hard material such as wood
To move somewhere in a slow and steady way
(basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop
To affix or impress a pattern or mark on a surface, object, document, or figuratively in one's mind
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