Meaning of "hammer" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAMMER

Old English hamor; related to Old Norse hamarr crag, Old High German hamar hammer, Old Slavonic kamy stone.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HAMMER

hammer  [ˈhæmə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMMER

Hammer is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hammer in English.

WHAT DOES HAMMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hammer

A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to an object. The most common uses for hammers are to drive nails, fit parts, forge metal and break apart objects. Hammers are often designed for a specific purpose, and vary in their shape and structure. The term "hammer" is also used for some devices that are designed to deliver blows, e.g., the caplock mechanism of firearms. The hammer is a basic tool of many professions. The usual features are a handle and a head, with most of the weight in the head. The basic design is hand-operated, but there are also many mechanically operated models, such as steam hammers, for heavier uses.

Definition of hammer in the English dictionary

The first definition of hammer in the dictionary is a hand tool consisting of a heavy usually steel head held transversely on the end of a handle, used for driving in nails, beating metal, etc. Other definition of hammer is any tool or device with a similar function, such as the moving part of a door knocker, the striking head on a bell, etc. Hammer is also a power-driven striking tool, esp one used in forging. A pneumatic hammer delivers a repeated blow from a pneumatic ram, a drop hammer uses the energy of a falling weight.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HAMMER

PRESENT

Present

I hammer

you hammer

he/she/it hammers

we hammer

you hammer

they hammer

Present continuous

I am hammering

you are hammering

he/she/it is hammering

we are hammering

you are hammering

they are hammering

Present perfect

I have hammered

you have hammered

he/she/it has hammered

we have hammered

you have hammered

they have hammered

Present perfect continuous

I have been hammering

you have been hammering

he/she/it has been hammering

we have been hammering

you have been hammering

they have been hammering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I hammered

you hammered

he/she/it hammered

we hammered

you hammered

they hammered

Past continuous

I was hammering

you were hammering

he/she/it was hammering

we were hammering

you were hammering

they were hammering

Past perfect

I had hammered

you had hammered

he/she/it had hammered

we had hammered

you had hammered

they had hammered

Past perfect continuous

I had been hammering

you had been hammering

he/she/it had been hammering

we had been hammering

you had been hammering

they had been hammering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hammer

you will hammer

he/she/it will hammer

we will hammer

you will hammer

they will hammer

Future continuous

I will be hammering

you will be hammering

he/she/it will be hammering

we will be hammering

you will be hammering

they will be hammering

Future perfect

I will have hammered

you will have hammered

he/she/it will have hammered

we will have hammered

you will have hammered

they will have hammered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been hammering

you will have been hammering

he/she/it will have been hammering

we will have been hammering

you will have been hammering

they will have been hammering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hammer

you would hammer

he/she/it would hammer

we would hammer

you would hammer

they would hammer

Conditional continuous

I would be hammering

you would be hammering

he/she/it would be hammering

we would be hammering

you would be hammering

they would be hammering

Conditional perfect

I would have hammer

you would have hammer

he/she/it would have hammer

we would have hammer

you would have hammer

they would have hammer

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been hammering

you would have been hammering

he/she/it would have been hammering

we would have been hammering

you would have been hammering

they would have been hammering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hammer
we let´s hammer
you hammer

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hammer

Past participle

hammered

Present Participle

hammering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HAMMER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hammer» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hammer

admonish · bang · beat · berate · castigate · censure · chastise · clobber · condemn · criticize · defeat · drive · drive home · drub · fashion · forge · form · gavel · hit · knock · lambaste · lick · make · mallet · master · pillory · rebuke · repeat · reprimand · run rings around · shape · slate · strike · stuff · tank · tap · thrash · trounce · worst

TRANSLATION OF HAMMER

Find out the translation of hammer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hammer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hammer» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 锤子
• Translator English - Spanish: martillo
• English: hammer
• Translator English - Hindi: हथौड़ा
• Translator English - Arabic: شَاكُوش
• Translator English - Russian: молоток
• Translator English - Portuguese: martelo
• Translator English - Bengali: হাতুড়ি
• Translator English - French: marteau
• Translator English - Malay: Tukul
• Translator English - German: Hammer
• Translator English - Japanese: ハンマー
• Translator English - Korean: 해머
• Translator English - Javanese: Palu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: búa
• Translator English - Tamil: சுத்தி
• Translator English - Marathi: हातोडा
• Translator English - Turkish: çekiç
• Translator English - Italian: martello
• Translator English - Polish: młotek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: молоток
• Translator English - Romanian: ciocan
• Translator English - Greek: σφυρί
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hamer
• Translator English - Swedish: hammare
• Translator English - Norwegian: hammer

10 QUOTES WITH «HAMMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hammer.

1

John Ashbery

I like poems you can tack all over with a hammer and there are no hollow places.

2

Bernard Baruch

If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

3

Beck

When my nephew was 3 and 4, he would say the most genius things. He said, You're hammer macho with FBI dogs. I thought it was just one of those great lines.

4

Arthur Bloch

Don't force it, get a bigger hammer.

5

Tracy Chapman

Maybe it's naive to say, but it almost seems like, in the past, people tried to sell you something you would actually need, like a hammer or a broom or a toothbrush. But now there's this notion that they can sell you anything. And all they have to do is convince you that you need it.

6

Camille Claudel

I took all my wax studies and threw them in the fire... that's the way it is when something unpleasant happens to me. I take my hammer and I squash a figure.

7

Imogene Coca

The trouble with most comedians who try to do satire is that they are essentially brash, noisy and indelicate people who have to use a sledge hammer to smash a butterfly.

8

Alan Dale

I did a production of Macbeth in the 1960s in which I had a swordfight in the final scene. But the blade fell off my sword just as I was stabbing the guy. I ended up having to hammer him to death.

9

Warren Farrell

A woman with organizing skills can run a construction company without ever picking up a hammer and nail.

10

James Anthony Froude

You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMMER»

Discover the use of hammer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hammer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Hammer of God

A classic Swedish novel about love, faith and spiritual renewal told in the form of a mystery novel.

Bo Giertz, 2004

Water Hammer in Pipe-Line Systems

The physical principles of water hammer are explained in this volume.

J. Záruba, 1993

Water Hammer: Practical Solutions

This book covers the many causes and solutions in a practical way and is an essential reference for all those concerned with the flow of liquids, not just water, in pipe systems.

Bruce Sharp, David Sharp, 1995

Hammer of the Gods: The Led Zeppelin Saga

A re-release of a history of the iconic rock band draws on interviews with its members, friends, and other intimates to celebrate their cultural influence and legacy while separating the facts from the myths about their personal lives and ...

Stephen Davis, 2008

Reengineering the Corporation: Manifesto for Business ...

This book leads readers through the radical redesign of a company's processes, organization, and culture to achieve a quantum leap in performance.

Michael Hammer, James Champy, 2009

I Had a Hammer: The Hank Aaron Story

But the world also left its mark on him. I Had a Hammer is much more than the intimate autobiography of one of the greatest names in pro sports—it is a fascinating social history of twentieth-century America.

Hank Aaron, 2009

Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde

This book tells how Hammer commissioned composers at the cutting edge of European musical modernism to write their movie scores, introducing the avant-garde into popular culture via the enormously successful venue of horror film.

David Huckvale, 2008

Pentagon's Hammer: Twelve Days to Armageddon

"Freedom...this is what being an American is all about.

Leon Sr Harris, Valentino, 2013

Hammer

Traces Armand Hammer's extraordinary life and career as a statesman, envoy, industrialist, entrepreneur, physician, and philanthropist and reveals historic private meetings with such men as Lenin, Khrushchev, FDR, and JFK

Armand Hammer, Neil Lyndon, 1988

David's Hammer: The Case for an Activist Judiciary

An active judiciary is a key element in our government that ensures that limits are placed on executive and legislative action, constitutional rights are protected, and unelected bureaucrats are kept in check.

Clint Bolick, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hammer is used in the context of the following news items.

Album Review: Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches

With its name taken from the Malleus Maleficarum, a medieval document that details the persecution of those in league with the devil, Hammer ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»

The Pope and the Hammer and Sickle - Dennis Prager - Page 1

Last week the Marxist quasi-dictator of Bolivia, Evo Morales, presented Pope Francis with a gift: a carved wooden hammer and sickle cross on ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»

Waukegan man testifies to hitting dogs with hammer to stop fight …

Rositas admitted he struck the dogs with a "framing hammer" but said he never struck them with a larger sledgehammer, as a grand jury ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

Thunderstorms, heavy rain expected to hammer Toronto, GTA today …

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Toronto, the GTA and much of southern Ontario as a hefty bout of wet weather ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jul 15»

Obama Drops The Hammer And Vows To Veto All Republican …

President Obama didn't just threaten to veto the disapproval resolution of the Iran deal that the Republican-led Congress is likely to pass. «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»

Fears over 'dangerous' Abinger Hammer road after TW0 collisions in …

Worried residents want action over a "dangerous" road through Abinger Hammer after pedestrians and a motorbiker became the latest people ... «Get Surrey, Jul 15»

Chris Froome delivers 'hammer blow' to Tour de France rivals - TVNZ

Chris Froome delivers 'hammer blow' to Tour de France rivals ... "Froome has landed a hammer blow on the Tour," said Nibali, the Astana team ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»

Tuks hammer SA Under-23s | The Citizen

The South African Under-23 side were thrashed 4-1 by the University of Pretoria in a friendly at Tuks Stadium on Tuesday morning. Tuks led ... «Citizen, Jul 15»

Girls hammer – IAAF World Youth Championships, Cali 2015 | iaaf.org

In fact, Russia's female hammer throwers have only collected two medals, silvers at both the 2003 and 2005 championships. Her strongest ... «International Association of Athletics Federations, Jul 15»

Boyfriend of Mom Beaten to Death with Hammer Charged with …

MOTT HAVEN — The longtime boyfriend of a Bronx mother of six who was beaten to death with a hammer last week has been arrested and ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»