English Synonym Finder

hammer

Definitions

A hand tool with a heavy metal head used for breaking objects or driving nails.

A part of a mechanism that strikes another part, such as the firing pin of a gun or the string of a piano.

To strike or beat repeatedly with or as if with a hammer.

Examples

He used a heavy hammer to drive the nail into the wooden board.

The blacksmith began to hammer the glowing iron into the shape of a horseshoe.

You should hammer out the details of the contract before signing it.

Synonyms

mallet maul sledge gavel pound strike beat

Antonyms

caress stroke tap pat nudge ignore neglect