hammer
/ˈhæmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हैमर
हथौड़ा
Basic word
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[C]
a tool with a handle and a heavy metal head, used for breaking things or hitting nails
हथौड़ा
- He used a hammer to drive in the nail.
- The carpenter picked up his hammer and started work.
- I need a hammer to hang this picture.
+ 1 more example
- A small hammer is part of the tool kit.
Synonyms mallet gavel sledgehammer club
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[T, I]
to hit something with a hammer; to hit something many times, especially so that it makes a loud noise; (informal) to defeat somebody completely
हथौड़ा मारना; ठोकना; बुरी तरह हराना
- Rain hammered on the roof.
- He hammered the nail into the wall.
- Someone was hammering at the door.
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- The hail hammered on the car roof all night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
hammer (noun, tool)
A hammer is a tool with a heavy metal head on a handle, used for hitting nails or breaking things. It is countable: a hammer, two hammers.
Hammer भारी धातु के सिर वाला औज़ार है जिससे कील ठोकी जाती है या चीज़ें तोड़ी जाती हैं; यह countable है।
- He drove the nail in with a hammer.
- A small hammer hung on the wall.
hammer + object + into / on
The verb hammer takes the nail or object, and into or onto shows the destination. Hammer on means to knock repeatedly.
क्रिया 'hammer' का object कील या वस्तु होती है, और 'into / onto' गंतव्य बताता है; 'hammer on' का अर्थ बार-बार खटखटाना है।
- Radhika hammered a nail into the wall.
- Someone was hammering on the door.
hammer (verb, figurative)
Hammer can mean to defeat badly or to criticise severely. It is informal: India hammered Pakistan by nine wickets.
'Hammer' का अर्थ बुरी तरह हराना या कड़ी आलोचना करना भी है; यह अनौपचारिक है।
- The team hammered their rivals in the final.
- The critics hammered the film.
hammer (sport)
In athletics, the hammer is a heavy metal ball on a wire, thrown for distance. The event is the hammer throw.
एथलेटिक्स में hammer तार से बँधी भारी धातु की गेंद है जिसे दूर फेंका जाता है; इस खेल को hammer throw कहते हैं।
- She won gold in the hammer throw.
hammer away / hammer out (phrasal verbs)
Hammer away means to work at something continuously. Hammer out means to reach an agreement after long discussion.
'Hammer away' का अर्थ लगातार काम करना और 'hammer out' का अर्थ लंबी चर्चा के बाद समझौता करना है।
- Rohan hammered away at his maths problems all night.
- The leaders hammered out a deal.
+Collocations 4
adjective + hammer
heavysmallwoodenclawsteelsledge
- He broke the stone with a heavy sledge hammer.
verb + hammer
swingpick upusebangdrophold
- The carpenter swung the hammer with great force.
hammer + noun
blowheadhandlethrowthrower
- The hammer blow cracked the old tile.
hammer + adverb / preposition
downinonawayintoout
- He hammered the post down into the ground.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's father keeps a hammer and a screwdriver in the toolbox.
राधिका के पिता टूलबॉक्स में हथौड़ा और पेचकस रखते हैं।
- The judge struck the table with his hammer to call for order.
न्यायाधीश ने व्यवस्था बनाए रखने के लिए अपने हथौड़े से मेज़ पर वार किया।
- Rain hammered on the tin roof all night.
रात भर टिन की छत पर बारिश ज़ोर से बरसती रही।
- The press hammered the minister for his silence.
प्रेस ने मंत्री की चुप्पी के लिए उनकी कड़ी आलोचना की।
- The blacksmith hammered the hot iron into a sharp blade.
लोहार ने गरम लोहे को पीटकर तेज़ ब्लेड बनाया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He hammered a nail on the wall.
✓ He hammered a nail into the wall.
A nail goes into the wall, so use into, not on.
कील दीवार के भीतर जाती है, इसलिए 'into' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
¶Idioms 2
go at it/sb/sth hammer and tongs
(informal) to do sth, or to argue with sb, with a lot of energy and noise
पूरे ज़ोर-शोर से (लड़ना या काम करना)
- The neighbours were going at it hammer and tongs.
- They went at the work hammer and tongs.
come/go under the hammer
to be sold at an auction
नीलाम होना, बोली पर बिकना
- The old palace will go under the hammer next month.
- Gandhi's letters came under the hammer in London.
→Phrasal verbs 2
hammer out
to discuss a plan, an agreement or an idea in detail until everyone agrees or a decision is reached; to play a tune loudly, especially on the piano
लंबी बातचीत या बहस के बाद (समझौता, योजना) तय करना; (पियानो पर) ज़ोर-ज़ोर से धुन बजाना
- The two countries finally hammered out a trade agreement.
- The committee met all night to hammer out the details of the budget.
- Someone was hammering out an old film song on the piano.
hammer away at sth
to work hard at something in a determined way
(किसी काम में) लगन से लगातार जुटे रहना
- She kept hammering away at the problem until she solved it.
AaSpelling
ham·mer
?Which word?
Keep apart hammer and gavel (a small wooden hammer used by a judge or auctioneer).
Hammer और gavel (न्यायाधीश या नीलामकर्ता का छोटा लकड़ी का हथौड़ा) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Hammer and tongs (with a lot of energy and noise: 'arguing hammer and tongs'), go under the hammer (be sold at an auction), hammer sth home (emphasize an idea so that people understand it), hammer out (discuss until you reach an agreement: 'hammer out a deal').
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: hammer and tongs (बहुत ऊर्जा और शोर के साथ: 'arguing hammer and tongs'), go under the hammer (नीलामी में बिकना), hammer sth home (कोई विचार ज़ोर देकर समझाना), hammer out (समझौते तक चर्चा करना: 'hammer out a deal')।