hammer

hammer (http://definr.com/hammer)

     n 1: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when
          the trigger is pulled
     2: a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to
        deliver an impulsive force by striking
     3: an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is
        attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible
        [syn: hammer throw]
     4: the ossicle attached to the eardrum [syn: malleus]
     5: a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in
        the hammer throw
     6: a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano
        strings to vibrate
     7: a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: power hammer]
     8: a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge [syn:
        gavel]
     9: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
        sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the
        pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: pound, hammering,
         pounding]
     v 1: beat with or as if with a hammer
     2: of metals [syn: forge]