hammer
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of hammer
Synonyms for hammer
Hammer
noun
Related Words for hammer
knock, pound, tap, bang, form, make, defeat, drive, clobber, thrash, strike, shape, fashion, batter, wallop, forge, trounce, drub, whack, pummelExamples from the Web for hammer
Contemporary Examples of hammer
Next, the GOP should hammer away at how our roads, bridges, and tunnels are crumbling, and push for an infrastructure initiative.
If we enter with hammer in hand, we may leave with merely dust and rubble on our faces.
In this way, certain cognitive mechanisms can act like a hammer too eager for nails.
The phrase means, “the nail that sticks out always gets hit by a hammer.”
Another surveillance video, showing the perpetrator with hammer in hand, is here.
Historical Examples of hammer
I knew those fellows inside were bound to hammer it down if they could.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
The man with the gun swore fearfully, but his comrade with the hammer was silent.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
When I was at your tent, there was a man with a hammer taking a lot of men out of the woods.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
But again she lifted the hammer, and gave, this time, a single rap.
The White Old Maid (From "Twice Told Tales")Nathaniel Hawthorne
The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce