hammer
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈhæmər/
:
golpe
- By the middle of August, the heat was coming down like a hammer on an anvil.
- a hammer blow
- water hammer
And then option B, which is dropping the hammer.
- And then option B, which is dropping the hammer.
- I was strong, I was fit, I was fast and I had a a punch like a hammer and that's what it was.
- Some kids, you really have to bring the hammer down.
- A lot of the time that is a hammer blow that I think hasn't hit yet properly.
- It was just coming down on it like a hammer.
- The individual is the part I most want to talk about, but society is the hammer that scares me.
- So he got first, second, third platoon, putting the hammer down big time.
Examples
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- I feel like I've been hit with a hammer.
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As the old saying goes, "When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
Academic text (2012) -
Anyway, the point is ever since that big dude with the hammer fell out of the sky.
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Now, as I think about them for the last time, they still make my heart hammer with excitement...
Fiction book (2001) -
Then he set the hammer down on the porch step and went into the cabin.
Fiction book (1998) -
But for most people, for most people, four more years of scrimping is a hammer blow to their ambitions.
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Stella Luvadis was the first to speak up, her voice ringing like a hammer on steel.
Fiction book (2002) -
Warm as his own hand, the wood yields as the carpenter swings his hammer down.
Fiction book (1992) -
Darnedest thing, don't you think, the tapping of a hammer in an apartment neighboring yours?
Fiction book (1997) -
The constant hammer of the waves against the shore created a soothing rhythm.
Synonyms
271
2.0
A strong hit from a fist or weapon
81
2.2
A heavy, dull sound made when something hits or falls
72
2.9
A series of strong, repeated hits or beats
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1.0
A hard blow that can cause pain or damage
15
4.7
A heavy repeated hitting sound, like drums or rain
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2.8
A series of hard hits against something, often loud and strong
8
5.5
A loud continuous noise that repeats and sounds forceful
Antonyms
Idioms
To have to choose between two equally bad options while people on both sides pressure you
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.3
A hammer with one flat face and one rounded end used to shape metal and drive rivets
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4.7
A track and field event where an athlete throws a heavy metal ball attached to a wire for distance
- Specialized
A heavy machine that uses diesel to drive long metal posts deep into the ground for foundations
- Specialized
A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
- UK
A tool with an axe blade on one side and a hammer on the other for fighting or work
- Archaic
A weapon with a hammer head on one side and an axe blade on the other for fighting
- Specialized
An enlarged red nose with visible blood vessels that often comes from heavy drinking
- Specialized
A machine that uses air or electricity to hit metal and rock repeatedly
- Specialized
A machine that uses strong shaking to push or pull long metal posts into the ground
- Specialized
A construction machine that uses strong, fast shaking to push or pull long posts into the ground
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
A hammer used to mean a heavy, striking blow because that is what the tool does when you hit something hard and often. So when you hear 'the hammer of the storm' it means a strong, repeated impact like being hit by a hammer.