vasara — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
Senses
vasara is used for these senses in English:
- hammer A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
- hammer (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
- hammer (sports) A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
- hammer (firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
- malleus (anatomy) The small hammer-shaped bone of the middle ear.
hammer — full definition
- noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
- verb To strike something repeatedly, whether with an actual hammer, a fist, or figuratively with words.
- verb To defeat someone decisively, or to put heavy strain on a system.