hammer

1. The part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled (synset 103486907)
   is a type of: striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
   is a part of: firing mechanism, gunlock - the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
   same as: cock
2. A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle;
   Used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (synset 103486255)
   is a type of: hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
   subtypes:

   • ball-peen hammer - a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal
   • bricklayer's hammer - a hammer used in laying bricks
   • carpenter's hammer, claw hammer, clawhammer - a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails
   • 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
   • maul, sledge, sledgehammer - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges
   • 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
   has:

   • hammerhead - the striking part of a hammer
   • head - the striking part of a tool
3. The ossicle attached to the eardrum (synset 105333491)
   is a type of: auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear
   is a part of: middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
   same as: malleus
4. A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. (synset 103721208)
   is a type of: drumstick - a stick used for playing a drum
   is a part of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
   same as: mallet
5. A heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire;
   Used in the hammer throw (synset 103487084)
   is a type of: sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
6. A striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate (synset 103486757)
   is a type of: striker - the part of a mechanical device that strikes something
   is a part of: piano action - action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed
7. A power tool for drilling rocks (synset 103486604)
   is a type of: power tool - a tool driven by a motor
   subtypes:

   • air hammer, jackhammer, pneumatic hammer - a hammer driven by compressed air
   • electric hammer - a hammer driven by electric motor
   • triphammer - a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity
   same as: power hammer
8. The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) (synset 101177806)
   "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
   is a type of: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
   same as: hammering, pound, pounding

1. Beat with or as if with a hammer (synset 201419193)
   "hammer the metal flat"
   is a type of: beat - hit repeatedly
   subtypes: sledge, sledgehammer - beat with a sledgehammer
   verb group: forge, hammer - create by hammering
2. Create by hammering (synset 201679140)
   "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
   is a type of: beat - shape by beating
   subtypes:

   • foliate - hammer into thin flat foils
   • dropforge - forge with a dropforge
   same as: forge
   verb group: hammer - beat with or as if with a hammer

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