hameren — meaning in English

English meaning

• hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
• malleate adj Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.

Senses

hameren is used for these senses in English:

• hammer To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
• malleate (rare) To beat into shape with a hammer. [from 1598]

hammer — full definition

1. noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
2. verb To strike something repeatedly, whether with an actual hammer, a fist, or figuratively with words.
3. verb To defeat someone decisively, or to put heavy strain on a system.

malleate — full definition

1. adj Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
2. adj Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered.

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