percussion instrument vs hammer

percussion instrument and hammer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
percussion instrument	Yes	No	No	No
hammer	Yes	No	Yes	No

percussion instrument (noun)	hammer (noun)
a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another	the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
	a power tool for drilling rocks
	a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate
	a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
	the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled
	a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw
	the ossicle attached to the eardrum

percussion instrument (verb)	hammer (verb)
	beat with or as if with a hammer
	create by hammering