Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mallet

3 senses of mallet

Sense 1
mallet -- (a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball)
       => sports implement -- (an implement used in a sport)

Sense 2
mallet, hammer -- (a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.)
       => drumstick -- (a stick used for playing a drum)

Sense 3
mallet, beetle -- (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)
       => hammer -- (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)