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Meanings of hammer in English

Catalan
martell
Wikidata

The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

        martell
        Russian
        молоток
        Portuguese
        martelo
        Spanish
        martillo
        Catalan
        martell
        Wikidata

        Tool meant to deliver an impact to an object.

              молоток
              Russian
              курок
              Portuguese
              percussor
              Catalan
              martell
              Spanish
              martillo
              Wikidata

              The part of a firearm that hits the back of the bullet and sets it off, firing the gun.

                    курок
                    Portuguese
                    martelo
                    Catalan
                    martell (os)
                    Spanish
                    martillo

                    A bone in the middle ear, in between the eardrum and the anvil.

                          martelo
                          Usage of hammer in English
                          1
                          A new solitary writing technique helped hammer home the new Nails sound.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          But several pre-1950s Oscars have gone under the hammer in recent years.
                          Reuters
                          3
                          Financial shares continued to come under the hammer on the Dublin market.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Too often it has taken a hammer and chisel to excavate words.
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          EU officials warn that such deals usually take years to hammer out.
                          The South African
                          6
                          At last the stroke of the hammer fell; the die was cast.
                          Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor
                          7
                          The hammer was pulled back, fully cocked; he saw that right away.
                          Phantoms
                          8
                          Of course, as this place is going under the hammer this afternoon.
                          Radio NZ
                          9
                          Hundreds of homes are set to go under the hammer this week.
                          News.com.au
                          10
                          Tom North ordered a pile placed in the carriage; the hammer descended.
                          The Riverman
                          11
                          The hammer is used in the motor trade, especially by panel beaters.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          Yes, he had a piton hammer, just in case of an emergency!
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          13
                          The noise of the hammer and saw was heard in every quarter.
                          The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
                          14
                          I've noticed a range of reactions to Claire's hammer drops so far:
                          The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest ...
                          15
                          But he was too late; he heard the strokes of the hammer.
                          I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
                          16
                          Ish stood, feeling the weight of the hammer in his right hand.
                          Earth Abides
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