hammer

hammer is on the Basic English 850 List.

hair - hammer - hand

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈhæmə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈhæmɚ/

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Noun

Singular hammer

Plural hammers

1. (countable) A hammer is a heavy tool for pushing a nail into wood.

   When you have only a hammer, all things seem like nails.

2. (countable) A hammer is a moving part of a gun that hits the firing pin to make the gun fire.

Related words

• hammerlike
• hammerhead
• claw hammer
• sledgehammer
• war hammer

Verb

Plain form hammer

Third-person singular hammers

Past tense hammered

Past participle hammered

Present participle hammering

1. If you hammer something, you push a nail into wood using a hammer.

   He hammered so hard that the building moved a little.

Related words

• hammerer
• mallet