ham·mer (h m  r)n. 1. A hand tool consisting of a handle with a head of metal or other heavy rigid material that is attached at a right angle, used for striking or pounding. 2. A tool or device similar in function or action to this striking tool, as: a. The part of a gunlock that hits the primer or firing pin or explodes the percussion cap and causes the gun to fire. b. Music One of the padded wooden pieces of a piano that strikes the strings. c. A part of an apparatus that strikes a gong or bell, as in a clock. 3. Anatomy See malleus. 4. Sports A metal ball weighing 16 pounds (7.2 kilograms) and having a long wire or wooden handle by which it is thrown for distance in track-and-field competition. 5. A small mallet used by auctioneers. v. ham·mered, ham·mer·ing, ham·mers v.tr. 1. To hit, especially repeatedly, with or as if with a hammer; pound. See Synonyms at beat. 2. To beat into a shape with or as if with a hammer: hammered out the dents in the fender; hammered out a contract acceptable to both sides. 3. To put together, fasten, or seal, particularly with nails, by hammering. 4. To force upon by constant repetition: hammered the information into the students' heads. 5. a. To defeat soundly. b. To inflict a heavy loss or damage on. v.intr. Idiom: 1. To deal repeated blows with or as if with a hammer; pummel: "Wind hammered at us violently in gusts" (Thor Heyerdahl). 2. To undergo beating in the manner of a hammer: My pulse hammered. 3. Informal To keep at something continuously: hammered away at the problem. under the hammer For sale at an auction. [Middle English hamer, from Old English hamor; see ak- in Indo-European roots.] ham mer·er n. |
hammer
Noun
1. a hand tool consisting of a heavy metal head on the end of a handle, used for driving in nails, beating metal, etc.
2. the part of a gun that causes the bullet to shoot when the trigger is pulled
3. Athletics
a. a heavy metal ball attached to a flexible wire: thrown in competitions
b. the sport of throwing the hammer
4. an auctioneer's mallet
5. the part of a piano that hits a string when a key is pressed
6. come or go under the hammer to be on sale at auction
7. hammer and tongs with great effort or energy
Verb
1. to hit with or as if with a hammer
2. hammer in to force (facts or ideas) into someone through repetition
3. hammer away at to work at (something) constantly: the paper hammered away at the same theme all the way through the campaign
4. Brit to criticize severely
5. Informal to defeat heavily
6. to feel or sound like hammering: his heart was hammering [Old English hamor]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | hammer - the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something |
| 2. |  hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by strikingball-peen hammer - a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal bricklayer's hammer - a hammer used in laying bricks hammerhead - the striking part of a hammer hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands head - the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer" beetle, mallet - a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing percussor, plessor, plexor - (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes tack hammer - a light hammer that is used to drive tacks | |
| 3. |  hammer - the ossicle attached to the eardrumauditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear | |
| 4. | hammer - a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. drumstick - a stick used for playing a drum percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another | |
| 5. | hammer - a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport | |
| 6. | hammer - a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate piano action - action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | |
| 7. |  hammer - a power tool for drilling rocks electric hammer - a hammer driven by electric motor power tool - a tool driven by a motor triphammer - a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity | |
| 8. |  hammer - the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head" | |
| Verb | 1. | hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat" beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" sledgehammer, sledge - beat with a sledgehammer |
| 2. | hammer - create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat" beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares" foliate - hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal" dropforge - forge with a dropforge; "drop-force the metal" |
hammer
verb 2. (often with into) impress upon, repeat, drive home, drum into, grind into, din into, drub into
Translations
hammer [ˈhæməʳ] n → martillo
vt [+ nail] → clavar;
to hammer a point home to sb → remacharle un punto a algn
hammer out vt [+ metal] → forjar a martillo;
(fig) [+ solution, agreement]; elaborar (trabajosamente)
hammer [ˈhæməʳ] n → Hammer m
vi → hämmern;
to hammer sth into sb, to hammer sth across to sb → jdm etw einhämmern or einbläuen
hammer out hammer vt → hämmern;
(solution, agreement) → ausarbeiten
hammer [ˈhæməʳ] n → martello
vt → martellare;
(fig) → sconfiggere duramente
vi (at door) → picchiare;
hammer out vt [+ metal] → spianare (a martellate);
n hammer [ˈhӕmə]
1 a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc a joiner's hammer. hamer مِطْرَقَه чук kladivo hammer der Hammer σφυρί martillo haamer چكش vasara marteau פַּטִיש हथौड़ा cekic kalapács palu hamar martello 金づち 망치 plaktukas, kūjis āmurs penukul hamer hammer młot(ek) martelo ciocan молоток kladivo kladivo čekić hammare ค้อน çekiç 榔頭,錘子 молоток ہتھوڑا cái búa 榔头,锤子
2 the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise. klepel, bel جَرَس السّاعَه او البيانو чукче srdce; kladívko hammer der Hammer,der Klöppel πλήκτρο macillo kellakara, püssikukk هر چیز چکش مانند vasara marteau פַּטִיש घोड़ा, तार malj, nabijac ütő pemukul hamar martelletto 打ち子 해머 (varpo) šerdis, (fortepijono) plaktukas (mehānisma daļa) āmuriņš tukul hamer hammer młoteczek martelo ciocănaş молоточек kladivko kladivce deo zvona hammare, klubba, kläpp ลูกตุ้มเหล็ก tokmak, ...çekici 小槌子，音槌 молоточок گھڑي وغیرہ کا گھنٹہ đầu cần 小槌子，音槌
3 in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing. hamer كُرة مَعْدَنِيَّه تُرمى بِيَد فولاذيَّه чук kladivo hammer der Wurfhammer σφύρα martillo vasar چکش moukari marteau זְרִיקָת פַּטִיש गोला kladivo kalapács martil sleggja martello ハンマー (해머 던지기의) 해머 kūjis (sportā) veseris tukul hamer slegge młot martelo ciocan молот kladivo kladivo kladivo slägga ทุ่ม çekiç 鏈球 молот ورزشی کھیلوں میں گھما کر پھیکا جانے والا گولا ném búa 链球
v
1 to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer He hammered the nail into the wood. hamer يَضْرِبُ بالمِطْرِقَه зачуквам (za)tlouci kladivem hamre hämmern χτυπώ με σφυρί martillar, martillear; clavar (haamriga) lööma چكش زدن hakata marteler/enfoncer à coups de marteau לְהַכּוֹת בְּפַטִיש हथौडे़ से ठोंकना nabijati, kovati (ki)kalapál memalu negla martellare, battere con il martello 打つ 망치로 두드리다 kalti sist; dauzīt (ar āmuru) menukul hameren banke, slå, hamre uderzać, wbijać (młotkiem) martelar a lovi cu ciocanul бить молотком zatĺcť kladivom zabiti s kladivom ukucati hamra, spika, bulta ตอก çekiçle vurmak/çakmak 錘打 забивати ہتھوڑے سے چوٹ کرنا đóng bằng búa 锤打
2 to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition Grammar was hammered into us at school. inhamer يقومُ بِمُحاوَلات مُتَكَرِّرَه набивам в главата vtloukat hamre einhämmern χώνω στο κεφάλι (μτφ.), διδάσκω κπ. με το ζόρι en la hacer entrar cabeza a golpe de martillo, a fuerza de hacer entender a alguien repetirlo tuupima به زور در كله كسي فرو كردن takoa päähän faire entrer qqch. dans la tête de qqn לְהַחדִיר לְמוֹחוֹ घुट्टी पिलाना utuviti nekomu besulykol menanamkan hamra á, troða í martellare, (far entrare in testa) たたき込む 주입하다 įkalti į galvą iedzīt galvā mengajar berkali-kali inhameren banke inn wbijać do głowy à força meter a băga ceva în capul cuiva вдалбливать vtĺkať zabijati (v glavo) uterati u glavu slå (dunka) in ตอกย้ำ zorla öğretmek 重復灌輸 втовкмачувати کسی کو بڑی مشکل سے کچھ سکھانا nhồi nhét 重复灌输
give (someone) a hammering
to hammer (= beat) (a person) His father gave him a hammering for stealing. pak slae gee ضَرْب набивам dát (někomu) výprask smæk; klø verdreschen τσακίζω στο ξύλο dar una paliza naha peale andma کتک زدن antaa selkäsauna rosser לְהָבִיס पिटाई करना tuci, natuci (osobu) jól elpáhol memukuli berja e-n picchiare たたく 때리다 duoti (kam) pipirų sadot pamatīgu sutu; piekaut belasah op zijn donder geven, een flink pak slaag geven gi (noen) bank złoić (komuś) skórę dar pancada em a trage o chelfăneală (cuiva) всыпать (кому-л.) по первое число dať (komu) výprask nabiti koga izudarati ge ngn stryk ทำร้าย iyice dövmek 痛打某人一頓 дати прочуханки کسی کی پٹائی کرنا đánh đập 痛打某人一顿
hammer home
to make great efforts to make a person realize We'll have to hammer home to them the importance of secrecy. inhamer, inprent يقوم بجهودٍ كبيرَه للإقناع полагам услия да накарам някого да разбере dokopat k pochopení hamre ind i hovedet på einbleuen κάνω κπ. να καταλάβει insistir en algo pähe taguma تلاش کردن برای فهماندن چیزی iskostaa faire bien comprendre (à force d'insistance) לְהַחדִיר समझाने के लिए खूब प्रयास करना utuviti nekomu fejébe ver menyadarkan leggja ofuráherslu á insistere よく分らせる (...을) 역설하다 įkalti į galvą ieskaidrot menyedarkan dengan bersungguh-sungguh duidelijk maken, inhameren få banket inn, slå noe fast så det sitter wbijać do głowy insistir a repeta (cu insistenţă) втолковывать presvedčiť, dokonale vysvetliť vbiti v glavo dati sve od sebe kako bi se objasnilo nešto nekome slå fast, göra ngt helt klart för ngn เน้นย้ำ büyük çaba göstermek 力求使某人認識到 втовкмачувати بڑی جد و جہد سے کسی چیز کا احساس دلانا làm cho hiểu 力求使某人认识到
hammer out
to produce (an agreement etc) with a great deal of effort and discussion to hammer out a solution. uitwerk يَقوم بمُحاولات عَديدَه لِيَتَوَصَّل إلى حَل изнамирам vypracovat strikke sammen; udarbejde ausarbeiten καταλήγω σε lograr/conseguir (trabajosamente) läbi suruma به توافق رسیدن runnoa läpi élaborer לְגַבֵּש פִּתָרוֹן उपाय निकालना, परिश्रम से तैयार करना iskovati, smisliti kieszel menghasilkan berja saman escogitare, elaborare 考え出す 애써서 만들어내다 sugalvoti, pasiekti izstrādāt/panākt (vienošanos u.tml.) mencari dengan bersungguh-sungguh tot stand brengen met grote inspanning gjennomdrøfte, få utarbeidet wypracować z trudem forjar a găsi (într-un final) выработать nájsť skovati izdejstvovati utarbeta, utforma ปฏิเสธ zorlukla bir karara varmak, anlaşmaya varmak 推敲出 виробляти بحث مباحثہ کے بعد کچھ طے کر پانا nghĩ ra 推敲出
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