hammer

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

the ossicle attached to the eardrum

a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate

a power tool for drilling rocks

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"

beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat"

create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"