noun. 1 a heavy metal head mounted at the end of a handle, used for breaking things. 2 a mallet, tapped to indicate a conviction. 3 a mechanism that hits another, detonating a charge. 4 a ball thrown in heroic contest.

verb. 1 to hit or beat repeatedly with. 2 to work hard and persistently. 3 to instil forcefully. 4 to play a tune loudly and unskilfully. 5 to defeat. 6 an alternative, experimental site for the sculpture of contemporary artist robert hague