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# hammer

«hammer» in Mova's school dictionary: **A tool with a heavy metal head on a handle, used for…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a hammer, hammers); verb (hammer, hammers, hammered, hammering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tool with a heavy metal head on a handle, used for hitting nails into wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#m1)

2) (verb) To hit something with a hammer or hit it hard again and again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#m2)

3) (verb) To beat someone easily in a game (informal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#m3)

4) A heavy metal ball on a wire thrown in sport (the hammer throw). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#m4)

5) A small part inside the ear or a piano that hits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#m5)

6) Hammer and tongs means working or fighting with great energy and noise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In crafts and woodwork, the hammer is a basic tool; safety: hold the nail carefully, keep fingers clear, wear goggles. In science, a hammer is a simple machine and a force. In everyday talk, rain «hammers» on the roof. Phrases: «hammer in a nail», «hammer on the door», «hammer out an agreement».

### examples

- Dad used a hammer to put up the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x1)
- Hold the nail steady and tap it with the hammer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x2)
- The rain hammered on the roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x3)
- Someone was hammering on the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x4)
- Our team got hammered 6–0. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x5)
- Watch your fingers when you use a hammer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x6)
- The judge banged a small hammer called a gavel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x7)
- “Odds, bobs, hammer and tongs, I hear you.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/#x8)

### note

Countable: hammers. Past: hammered. Double «m». «Hammer» as «beat in a game» is informal.

### In the corpora

- [Woodpeckers hammer wood up to about 20 times a second to find grubs, dig nests and drum to claim a territory.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/35-birds-of-every-kind/14/)
- [Metals are shiny, they ring when you strike them, and they can be bent and hammered into shape without shattering.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/31-metals-what-theyre-good-for/2/)
- [Piano keys are pressed gently, because banging them can damage the keys and the hammers inside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/246-music-practice-and-ball-safety/13/)
- [When hammering, hold the nail low, start with light taps and keep your fingers away once the nail stands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/8/)
- [A hammer that misses the nail often hits the finger holding it, which is why you start with light taps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/303-console-games-building-crafts-and-music/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hammer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.