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hammer noun

  /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ , /ˈhæm.ɚ/
  • A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
  • (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
 hammer, hammar
  • (music) In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
  • Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
  • (firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
 hammar, hammer

hammer verb

  /ˈhæm.ə(ɹ)/ , /ˈhæm.ɚ/
  • To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
 hamre, banke

hammered adjective

  • (UK, Canada, slang) very drunk; inebriated.
 bred
hammered dulcimer
hakkebrett
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