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

Part of Sotheby’s Collectors’ Week, which debuted last year, the upcoming second edition returns with categories including cars, jewelry, watches, high-performance bicycles and handbags to hit the hammer on December 9. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

The original piece eventually went under the hammer at Christie’s in 2011, as part of the auction of Taylor’s extraordinary personal collection, fetching $74,500. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026

Holt hit the glass around a jewelry display with the hammer and broke it. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

According to the warrant, Holt entered the mall wearing a black mask over his face and approached the kiosk holding a hammer, and began striking the glass around a jewelry display with the hammer, breaking it. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the hammer

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