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hammer

The correct spelling is hammer.

How to pronounce hammer

/ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Ham-mer

The correct spelling is hammer. A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. For example: "Bobby used a hammer and nails to fix the two planks together"

Usage Examples

Bobby used a hammer and nails to fix the two planks together

The nail is too loose - give it a hammer.

The sound the piano makes comes from the hammers striking the strings

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
  2. 2.The act of using a hammer to hit something}}
  3. 3.A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
  4. 4.The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
  5. 5.In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.

verb

  1. 1.To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
  2. 2.To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
  3. 3.To emphasize a point repeatedly.
  4. 4.To hit particularly hard.
  5. 5.To ride very fast.

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