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hammer

UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/

Translations

hammernoun
hammers
pl
UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
He used a hammer to drive the nails into the wooden board.
Il a utilisé un marteau pour enfoncer les clous dans la planche en bois.
marteauAthlétisme
She trained for months to improve her throw in the hammer event.
Elle s’est entraînée pendant des mois pour améliorer son lancer du marteau.
marteauPiano
The technician replaced a broken hammer to restore the piano’s tone.
Le technicien a remplacé un marteau cassé pour redonner son timbre au piano.
marteauArmes à feu
The hammer of the gun clicked as he pulled the trigger.
Le marteau du pistolet a claqué quand il a appuyé sur la détente.
marteauAnatomie
The doctor explained how the hammer works with other bones to help us hear.
Le médecin a expliqué comment le marteau fonctionne avec les autres os pour nous aider à entendre.
Additional translations
mailletCommission de vente aux enchères
Synonyms
sledgehammer
mallet
pounder
maul
gavel
hammerverb
hammered
Past Simple
hammered
Past Participle
hammering
Gerund
UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
écraserSport
The home team hammered their opponents in the final match.
L’équipe à domicile a écrasé ses adversaires lors du match final.
He hammered the nails into the wooden board.
Il a martelé les clous dans la planche en bois.
Additional translations
travailler d’arrache-piedSens familier
critiquer violemmentSens figuré
Synonyms
beat
strike
batter
thump
smash
clobber
hit
pound
hammeradjective
UK
/ˈhæmə/
US
/ˈhæmɚ/
Used attributively to describe things involving or operated by a hammer (e.g., hammer drill).
à percussionTechnique
He used a hammer drill to break through the concrete.
Il a utilisé une perceuse à percussion pour percer le béton.

Definitions

hammernoun
A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.
He used a hammer to drive the nails into the wooden board.
A part of a mechanism that hits another part to make it work, such as the part in a gun that strikes the firing pin.
The hammer of the gun clicked as he pulled the trigger.
A metal ball attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest.
She trained for months to improve her throw in the hammer event.
A small bone in the middle ear that transmits sound vibrations from the eardrum to the anvil.
The doctor explained how the hammer works with other bones to help us hear.
A small wooden or metal mallet used by an auctioneer to signal the final bid and completion of a sale, or the event of an item being sold at auction.
The rare vase went under the hammer for more than a million dollars.
A felt-covered wooden striker in a piano that hits the strings to produce sound.
The technician replaced a broken hammer to restore the piano’s tone.
hammerverb
To hit or strike something with a hammer or similar tool.
He hammered the nails into the wooden board.
To repeatedly and forcefully criticize or attack someone or something.
The politician was hammered by the media for his controversial remarks.
To work hard and persistently at something.
She hammered away at her thesis until it was perfect.
To beat or defeat someone decisively in a competition or contest.
The home team hammered their opponents in the final match.
hammeradjective
Involving, operated by, or designed for use with a hammer.
He used a hammer drill to break through the concrete.
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