to hammer
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1.6
- verb
- /ˈhæmər/
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- He hammered the metal in his furnace for three days and three nights, hammering in the white heat with no stop, no, not so much as to eat or drink.
- hammer away
- hammer into shape
- rain hammered
Image of Cyclops chanting yes as he hammers Thunder into a bolt.
- Image of Cyclops chanting yes as he hammers Thunder into a bolt.
- So I am going to hammer some push pins into this wall.
- And then when you're done so your paint doesn't dry out, you have to lightly hammer the ends.
Examples
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Forging is a process of heating your material and then hammering it out, spreading the material forward.
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So I am going to hammer some push pins into this wall.
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You work his belly, you hammer his belly with the left.
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Listen to him, hammering as if he were master here already.
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I need to hammer that home when he taunts me about my family money and Harvard and the rest.
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On the short, sloping roof, Stephen stands hammering a shingle back into place.
Fiction book (1991) -
Edwin H. Wilson, Roy Fairfield, and Paul Kurtz hammered out the final text.
Academic text (1998) -
I need to hammer these nails into the wooden board to fix the fence.
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The blacksmith will hammer the metal into shape with great care.
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You should hammer the dough to make it smooth and elastic.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
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2.4
To hit someone or something with force
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1.3
To hit something again and again very hard
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3.5
To hit something many times so it becomes damaged
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2.9
To hit someone or something very hard
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6.7
Hit something many times, usually with your fists
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7.1
To shape metal or other material by hitting it many times
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7.9
To hit someone or something very hard
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4.3
To hit something with great force, often in sport
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8.8
To hit someone repeatedly with a heavy stick or club
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7.7
To hit someone or something very hard many times
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4.6
To hit someone or something very hard, often with the fist
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3.7
Hit someone or something very hard
2
7.3
To hit something or someone very hard
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9.9
To hit someone or something hard
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7.2
To hit something very hard with a large heavy tool with a long handle
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7.9
To hit something with a wooden hammer-like tool
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9.3
To hit someone or something again and again with your fists
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6.3
To hit something hard so it moves or gets damaged
To hit metal with the rounded end of a hammer to make it stronger or change its shape
To hit something hard with a heavy hammer that has a long handle
To hit something hard so it makes a loud sound
To hit someone many times with a stick
Idioms
To have to choose between two equally bad options while people on both sides pressure you
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.3
A hammer with one flat face and one rounded end used to shape metal and drive rivets
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4.7
A track and field event where an athlete throws a heavy metal ball attached to a wire for distance
- Specialized
A heavy machine that uses diesel to drive long metal posts deep into the ground for foundations
- Specialized
A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
- UK
A tool with an axe blade on one side and a hammer on the other for fighting or work
- Archaic
A weapon with a hammer head on one side and an axe blade on the other for fighting
- Specialized
An enlarged red nose with visible blood vessels that often comes from heavy drinking
- Specialized
A machine that uses air or electricity to hit metal and rock repeatedly
- Specialized
A machine that uses strong shaking to push or pull long metal posts into the ground
- Specialized
A construction machine that uses strong, fast shaking to push or pull long posts into the ground
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb hammer comes from the tool name: to 'hammer' is to hit or shape something by striking it again and again with force, just like using a hand hammer. So to say 'she hammered the metal' makes you picture repeated strong hits to form it.