hammer

hammer is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • IPA: /ˈhæmə/
  • SAMPA: /"h{m@/
• (US)
  • IPA: /ˈhæmɚ/
  • SAMPA: /"h{m@`/
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Noun

Singular hammer

Plural hammers

A hammer

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

See also

• mallet