mallet

UK
/ˈmæl.ɪt/
US
/ˈmæl.ɪt/

Traduzioni

malletnoun
mallets
pl
UK
/ˈmæl.ɪt/
US
/ˈmæl.ɪt/
The carpenter used a mallet to gently tap the chisel into the wood.
Le menuisier a utilisé un maillet pour taper doucement le ciseau dans le bois.
mailletAu croquet et au polo.
She swung the mallet with precision, sending the croquet ball through the hoop.
Elle a brandi le maillet avec précision, envoyant la balle de croquet à travers le arceau.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
maillochePour les instruments de percussion.
malletverb
malleted
Past Simple
malleted
Past Participle
malleting
Gerund
UK
/ˈmælɪt/
US
/ˈmælɪt/
Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to strike or shape with a mallet’.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
mailleterVerbe rare.
malletadjective
Attributive use before nouns (e.g., ‘mallet finger’, ‘mallet putter’).
Traduzioni aggiuntive
en mailletEmploi attributif, surtout en médecine.

Definizioni

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.