1. (

• hammer ,
• pound ,
• hammering ,
• pounding

) the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" ;

1. (

• hammer

) beat with or as if with a hammer; "hammer the metal flat" ;

2. (

• forge ,
• hammer

) create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" ;