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mallet

/ˈmæl.ɪt/

Translations

malletnoun

mallets

/ˈmæl.ɪt/

колотушка

He used a mallet to drive the tent stakes into the ground.

Он использовал колотушку, чтобы вбить колышки палатки в землю.

молоток

The sculptor carefully shaped the stone with a mallet.

Скульптор аккуратно формировал камень молотком.

Additional translations

барабанная палочка

Synonyms

malletverb

malleted

Past Simple

malleted

Past Participle

malleting

Gerund

/ˈmælɪt/

Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to strike or shape with a mallet’.

Synonyms

malletadjective

Attributive use before nouns (e.g., ‘mallet finger’, ‘mallet putter’).

Definitions

malletnoun

A tool resembling a hammer but with a large, usually wooden head, used for driving another tool or for striking a surface without marring it.

The carpenter used a mallet to gently tap the chisel into the wood.

A long-handled implement with a head like a hammer, used in sports such as croquet and polo to hit a ball.

She swung the mallet with precision, sending the croquet ball through the hoop.

A small, soft-headed hammer used in playing certain percussion instruments, such as a xylophone or marimba.

The musician skillfully used the mallet to produce a gentle melody on the xylophone.

malletverb

To strike, shape, or drive (something) with a mallet.

The sculptor malleted the chisel to remove small chips of stone.

malletadjective

Relating to, resembling, or used as a mallet; used attributively before another noun.

The athlete suffered a mallet finger during the game.