drop hammer
drop ham·mer
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [drop ham-er]
- /drɒp ˈhæm ər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [drop ham-er]
- /drɒp ˈhæm ər/
Definitions of drop hammer words
- noun drop hammer drop forge. 1
- noun drop hammer a machine for pounding metal into shape, with a heavy weight that is raised and then dropped on the metal 0
- noun drop hammer this weight 0
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Origin of drop hammer
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1860-65
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Drop hammer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
drop hammer popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
drop hammer usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for drop hammer
verb drop hammer
- murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- launch — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- fire — combustion
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
Antonyms for drop hammer
verb drop hammer
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- backfire — If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
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