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1hammer noun 1 : a hand tool used for pounding; also : something resembling a hammer in form or function

2 : the part of a gun whose striking action causes explosion of the charge

3 : a metal sphere hurled for distance in a track-and-field event (hammer throw)

4 : ACCELERATOR 2

2hammer verb 1 : to beat, drive, or shape with or as if with repeated blows of a hammer : POUND

2 : to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows — usu. used with out

3 : to criticize severely

Synonyms

beat, forge, pound; also chase, fashion, form, knead, mold, model, work; coin, mint, stamp; carve, chisel, hew, sculpt, sculpture

ham·mer·head noun 1 : the striking part of a hammer

2 : any of a family of medium-sized sharks with eyes at the ends of lateral extensions of the flattened head

ham·mer·lock noun : a wrestling hold in which an opponent's arm is held bent behind the back

hammer out verb : to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows

Synonyms

build, carve, forge, grind, work out; also cobble (together or up), create, construct, fabricate, fashion, form, frame, manufacture, model, shape, tailor; conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), devise, hatch, invent, originate; bring forth, effect; accomplish, achieve, bring off

ham·mer·toe noun : a toe deformed by having one or more joints permanently flexed

1hammock noun [ORIGIN: Sp hamaca, of AmerInd origin]

: a swinging couch hung by cords at each end

2hammock noun : a fertile elevated area of the southern U.S. and esp. Florida with hardwood vegetation and soil rich in humus

1hamper verb 1 : to restrict the movement or operation of : IMPEDE

2 : RESTRAIN

Synonyms

clog, cramp, delay, embarrass, encumber, fetter, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, manacle, obstruct, shackle, tie up, trammel; also arrest, brake, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain, snag; bind, chain, handcuff, leash, muzzle, strap, tether, tie; barricade, block, blockade, dam, head (off), plug; balk, choke, hurt, repress, retard, stifle, strangle, straiten, stunt; baffle, foil, frustrate, interrupt, thwart, sabotage; bog (down), confine, hedge (in), hem (in), limit, tie (down)

Antonyms

aid, assist, facilitate, help

2hamper noun : a large usu. lidded basket

ham·ster noun [ORIGIN: G, fr. OHG hamustro, of Slavic origin]

: any of a subfamily of small Old World rodents with large cheek pouches

1hamstring noun : any of several muscles at the back of the thigh or tendons at the back of the knee

2hamstring verb -strung ; -string·ing 1 : to cripple by cutting the leg tendons

2 : to make ineffective or powerless

Synonyms

cripple, disable, immobilize, incapacitate, paralyze, prostrate—more at PARALYZE

1hand noun 1 : the end of a front limb when modified (as in humans) for grasping

2 : an indicator or pointer on a dial

3 : personal possession — usu. used in pl. and in the phrase in one's hands; also : CONTROL

4 : a position regarded as opposite to another : SIDE — usu. used in the phrase on the other hand

5 : a pledge esp. of betrothal

6 : style of penmanship : HANDWRITING

7 : SKILL, ABILITY; also : a significant part

8 : ASSISTANCE; also : PARTICIPATION

9 : an outburst of applause

10 : a single round in a card game; also : the cards held by a player after a deal

11 : one employed by another usu. for wages or salary and in a position below the executive level : WORKER, EMPLOYEE; also : a member of a ship's crew

— hand·less adjective

— at hand

: near in time or place

— on hand

: in present possession or readily available

Synonyms

[2] index, indicator, needle, pointer—more at POINTER

usually hands [3] control, keeping, possession—more at POSSESSION

[4] angle, aspect, facet, phase, side—more at ASPECT

[11] employee, hireling, jobholder, worker—more at EMPLOYEE

2hand verb 1 : to lead, guide, or assist with the hand

2 : to give, pass, or transmit with the hand

Synonyms

deliver, feed, furnish, give, hand over, provide, supply—more at FURNISH

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