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hammer

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2 syllables
6 characters
English (US)
2syllables

hammer

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hammer is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, hammer is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofhammer

1noun
  • A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.

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

  • The act of using a hammer to hit something}}

    Example: "The nail is too loose - give it a hammer."

  • A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
  • The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
  • In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.

    Example: "The sound the piano makes comes from the hammers striking the strings"

  • A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
  • The last stone in an end.
  • (frisbee) A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head.
  • Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
  • One who, or that which, smites or shatters.

    Example: "St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies."

1verb
  • To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

    Example: "Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open."

  • To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
  • To emphasize a point repeatedly.
  • To hit particularly hard.
  • To ride very fast.
  • To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.

    Example: "I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown."

  • To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly

    Example: "We hammered them 5-0!"

  • To make high demands on (a system or service).
  • To declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange.
  • To beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).
  • To have hard sex with

    Synonyms: pound

    Example: "Daniel hammered Mary til he came."

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