beat vs hammer

beat and hammer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beat	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hammer is a hyponym of beat; that is, hammer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beat:

Other hyponyms of beat include full, beat, beetle, bastinado, coldcock, deck, dump, floor, knock down, whang, paste, thrash, thresh.

As verbs, hammer is a hyponym of beat; that is, hammer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beat:

Other hyponyms of beat include forge.

beat (noun)	hammer (noun)
the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
a stroke or blow	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
a regular rate of repetition	a power tool for drilling rocks
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music	a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse	a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart	the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
the sound of stroke or blow	a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
a regular route for a sentry or policeman	the ossicle attached to the eardrum
a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

beat (adjective)	hammer (adjective)
very tired

beat (verb)	hammer (verb)
wear out completely	beat with or as if with a hammer
be a mystery or bewildering to	create by hammering
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat through cleverness and wit
hit repeatedly
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
stir vigorously
strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
shape by beating
make by pounding or trampling
produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
move rhythmically
sail with much tacking or with difficulty
move with a flapping motion
indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
move with a thrashing motion
move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
make a rhythmic sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
glare or strike with great intensity
avoid paying
be superior