hammers

n the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled n a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking n the ossicle attached to the eardrum n a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. n a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw n a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate n a power tool for drilling rocks n the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) v beat with or as if with a hammer v create by hammering