hammer
[ ham-er ]
/ ˈhæm ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for hammer
under the hammer,
for sale at public auction: The old estate and all its furnishings went under the hammer.
Origin of hammer
before 1000; Middle English
hamer, Old English
hamor; cognate with German
Hammer hammer, Old Norse
hamarr hammer, crag; orig. made of stone; probably akin to Russian
kámen' stone
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Definition for hammer (2 of 2)
Hammer
[ ham-er ]
/ ˈhæm ər /
noun
Armand,1898–1990,
U.S. businessman and art patron.
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British Dictionary definitions for hammer
hammer
/ (ˈhæmə) /
noun
verb
See also
hammer out
Derived forms of hammer
hammerer, noun hammer-like, adjectiveWord Origin for hammer
Old English
hamor; related to Old Norse
hamarr crag, Old High German
hamar hammer, Old Slavonic
kamy stone
Medical definitions for hammer
hammer
[ hăm′ər ]
n.
malleus
Idioms and Phrases with hammer
hammer