SLEDGEHAMMERS Synonyms
6 hypernyms for sledgehammers. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SLEDGEHAMMERS
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| cudgels | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a club that is used as a weapon verb • strike with a cudgel | ||||||
| gavels | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge | ||||||
| hammers | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking • the ossicle attached to the eardrum • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate • a power tool for drilling rocks • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • beat with or as if with a hammer • create by hammering | ||||||
| mallets | noun n | |||||
noun • a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. • a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing | ||||||
| mauls | verb v | |||||
noun • a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges verb • split (wood) with a maul and wedges • injure badly by beating | ||||||
| pounders | noun n | |||||
noun • (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds • a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone | ||||||
| sledge | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow • a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges verb • transport in a sleigh • ride in or travel with a sledge • beat with a sledgehammer | ||||||
| maul | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges verb • split (wood) with a maul and wedges • injure badly by beating | ||||||