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noun(ham-mer)a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding
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noun(ham-mer)a power tool that often substitutes a metal block or a drill for the hammerhead
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noun(ham-mer)something that resembles a hammer in form or action: such as
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verb(ham-mer)to strike blows especially repeatedly with or as if with a hammer : pound
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verb(ham-mer)to make repeated efforts; especially : to reiterate an opinion or attitude
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verb(ham-mer)to beat, drive, or shape with repeated blows of a hammer
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noun(ham-mer)the outermost of a chain of three small bones of the mammalian middle ear —called also hammer
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noun(ham-mer)an emblem consisting of a crossed hammer and sickle used especially as a symbol of Soviet Communism
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adverb(ham-mer)with great force, vigor, or violence
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noun(ham-mer)dulcimer —called also hammered dulcimer
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noun(ham-mer)a grinder or crusher in which materials are broken up by hammers
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verb(ham-mer)to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows
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noun(ham-mer)the price at which an item is sold at auction
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noun(ham-mer)a field event in which a usually 16-pound metal sphere attached to a flexible handle is thrown for distance