peen

«peen» in Mova's school dictionary: The rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a peen, peens); verb (peen, peens, peened, peening)

meaning for a pupil

1) The rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head, opposite the flat striking face (as in ball-peen hammer). tree →

2) (verb) To hit metal with a hammer to shape or harden it. tree →

sense in the lessons

A design-and-technology and workshop word: a ball-peen hammer is used for metalwork and shaping rivets. Metalworkers «peen» metal to bend or harden it. Rare in everyday talk.

examples

• A ball-peen hammer has a round end for shaping metal. tree →
• Use the peen of the hammer to round off the rivet. tree →
• The blacksmith peened the edge of the blade. tree →
• Dad keeps a ball-peen hammer in his toolbox. tree →
• In DT we watched a teacher peen a copper bowl. tree →
• The peen is on the opposite side to the flat face. tree →

note

Countable noun and regular verb. Also spelled «pein» or «pane» in older British use. Safety: wear goggles when hammering metal.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «peen» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.