1.the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
2.a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
3.an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
4.the ossicle attached to the eardrum
5.a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
6.a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
7.a power tool for drilling rocks
8.the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard
1.beat with or as if with a hammer;
hammer the metal flat
2.create by hammering;
hammer the silver into a bowl