hammer

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hammer 
 
  2  senses  of  hammer 
 
  Sense  1 
  hammer 
  =>  sledgehammer,  sledge 
 
  Sense  2 
  forge,  hammer 
  =>  foliate 
  =>  dropforge 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  hammer 
 
  2  senses  of  hammer 
 
  Sense  1 
  hammer 
  =>  sledgehammer,  sledge 
 
  Sense  2 
  forge,  hammer 
  =>  foliate 
  =>  dropforge 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  hammer 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  hammer 
 
  2  senses  of  hammer 
 
  Sense  1 
  hammer 
  =>  beat 
 
  Sense  2 
  forge,  hammer 
  =>  beat 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  hammer 
 
  hammer  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  hammer 
 
  Sense  1 
  hammer 
  =>  beat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  forge,  hammer 
  =>  beat 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  hammer 
  air  hammer 
  ball-peen  hammer 
  bricklayer's  hammer 
  carpenter's  hammer 
  claw  hammer 
  clawhammer 
  drop  hammer 
  electric  hammer 
  hammer 
  hammer  and  sickle 
  hammer  nose 
  hammer  throw 
  hammerhead 
  hammerhead  shark 
  hammering 
  hammerlock 
  hammerstein 
  hammertoe 
  jackhammer 
  pneumatic  hammer 
  power  hammer 
  shammer 
  sledgehammer 
  tack  hammer 
  triphammer 
  water  hammer 
  yellowhammer 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hammer 
 
  The  noun  hammer  has  9  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hammer  --  (the  part  of  a  gunlock  that  strikes  the  percussion  cap  when  the  trigger  is  pulled) 
  2.  (2)  hammer  --  (a  hand  tool  with  a  heavy  rigid  head  and  a  handle;  used  to  deliver  an  impulsive  force  by  striking) 
  3.  hammer,  hammer  throw  --  (an  athletic  competition  in  which  a  heavy  metal  ball  that  is  attached  to  a  flexible  wire  is  hurled  as  far  as  possible) 
  4.  malleus,  hammer  --  (the  ossicle  attached  to  the  eardrum) 
  5.  hammer  --  (a  heavy  metal  sphere  attached  to  a  flexible  wire;  used  in  the  hammer  throw) 
  6.  hammer  --  (a  striker  that  is  covered  in  felt  and  that  causes  the  piano  strings  to  vibrate) 
  7.  hammer,  power  hammer  --  (a  power  tool  for  drilling  rocks) 
  8.  gavel,  hammer  --  (a  small  mallet  used  by  a  presiding  officer  or  a  judge) 
  9.  hammer,  pound,  hammering,  pounding  --  (the  act  of  pounding  (delivering  repeated  heavy  blows);  "the  sudden  hammer  of  fists  caught  him  off  guard";  "the  pounding  of  feet  on  the  hallway") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hammer 
 
  The  verb  hammer  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  hammer  --  (beat  with  or  as  if  with  a  hammer) 
  2.  forge,  hammer  --  (of  metals) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  hammer 
  hammered 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hammer 
 
  The  noun  hammer  has  9  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  hammer  --  (the  part  of  a  gunlock  that  strikes  the  percussion  cap  when  the  trigger  is  pulled) 
  2.  (2)  hammer  --  (a  hand  tool  with  a  heavy  rigid  head  and  a  handle;  used  to  deliver  an  impulsive  force  by  striking) 
  3.  hammer,  hammer  throw  --  (an  athletic  competition  in  which  a  heavy  metal  ball  that  is  attached  to  a  flexible  wire  is  hurled  as  far  as  possible) 
  4.  malleus,  hammer  --  (the  ossicle  attached  to  the  eardrum) 
  5.  hammer  --  (a  heavy  metal  sphere  attached  to  a  flexible  wire;  used  in  the  hammer  throw) 
  6.  hammer  --  (a  striker  that  is  covered  in  felt  and  that  causes  the  piano  strings  to  vibrate) 
  7.  hammer,  power  hammer  --  (a  power  tool  for  drilling  rocks) 
  8.  gavel,  hammer  --  (a  small  mallet  used  by  a  presiding  officer  or  a  judge) 
  9.  hammer,  pound,  hammering,  pounding  --  (the  act  of  pounding  (delivering  repeated  heavy  blows);  "the  sudden  hammer  of  fists  caught  him  off  guard";  "the  pounding  of  feet  on  the  hallway") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  hammer 
 
  The  verb  hammer  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  hammer  --  (beat  with  or  as  if  with  a  hammer) 
  2.  forge,  hammer  --  (of  metals) 

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