a light hammer that is used to drive tacks | 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 |