verb🔗ShareTo strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc."Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open."actionworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating."The blacksmith hammered the red-hot metal into a beautiful horseshoe. "actionmaterialworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo emphasize a point repeatedly."My teacher hammered the importance of studying for the exam all week. "communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hit particularly hard."The carpenter hammered the nail deep into the wood. "actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ride very fast."The cyclist hammered up the hill, pushing hard on the pedals to reach the summit quickly. "sportvehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike internally, as if hit by a hammer."I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown."actionsensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly"We hammered them 5-0!"sportgameentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make high demands on (a system or service)."The school's website was hammered with applications on the deadline day, causing it to slow down. "systemdemandtechnologyinternetcomputingservicebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange."After failing to meet margin requirements and causing significant losses for his firm, the broker was hammered by the exchange. "businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market).""News of the CEO's scandal hammered the company's stock price, causing it to drop significantly." "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have hard sex with"Daniel hammered Mary til he came."sexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object."The old painting was hammered, with dents and cracks all over its surface. "actionpast participleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareVery drunk; inebriated."After the party, he was completely hammered and couldn't even stand up straight. "drinkentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading