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(noun) pound, pounding, hammering
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard; the pounding of feet on the hallway
(noun) power hammer
a power tool for drilling rocks
(noun) cock
the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
(noun) mallet
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
(noun) malleus
the ossicle attached to the eardrum
(verb) forge
create by hammering
hammer the silver into a bowl; forge a pair of tongues