Hammer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- doozy noun (informal) Something remarkable, often because it's especially difficult, surprising, or impressive.
- gavel noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
- hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
Senses
Hammer is used for these senses in English:
- doozy (US, colloquial) Something that is extraordinary: often troublesome, difficult or problematic, but sometimes extraordinary in a positive sense.
- gavel A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
- hammer (anatomy) The malleus, a small bone of the middle ear.
- 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.
gavel — full definition
- noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
- verb To use a gavel, or to formally open or close a session by striking one.