the hammer

noun

: an event in which people compete by throwing a hammer (a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle) for distance

He won a gold medal in the hammer.

Examples of the hammer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the colossal yet claustrophobic world that Khrzhanovsky has created (or recreated), Russians are stuck between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the sickle. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

After a yearlong investigation that culminated in a 35-page summary report from the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, the league brought down the hammer on the Clippers on Wednesday. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

DeFoor eventually dropped the hammer and tried to escape on foot but was caught and detained by Secret Service agents and Cincinnati police officers, the office said. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

The victim was knocked unconscious and collapsed on the ground, where Morales struck him with the hammer one or two more times. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the hammer

• programmer
• sledgehammer
• tetramer
• amor
• clamor
• clamour
• glamor
• glamour
• grammar
• jammer
• rammer
• stammer