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."actionworkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating."The blacksmith was hammering the hot metal into the shape of a horseshoe. "actionworkprocessbuildingindustrymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo emphasize a point repeatedly."The teacher kept hammering the importance of studying for the test. "communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo hit particularly hard."The carpenter was hammering the nail into the wood with all his might. "actionworksoundmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ride very fast."The cyclist was hammering up the hill, trying to win the race. "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."sensationbodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly"We hammered them 5-0!"sportachievementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make high demands on (a system or service)."During exam week, students are hammering the school's internet connection while submitting their assignments online. "systemservicedemandtechnologycomputinginternetenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo declare (a person) a defaulter on the stock exchange."The stock exchange hammered Mr. Jones for failing to pay his debts. "businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo beat down the price of (a stock), or depress (a market)."The company's poor earnings report was hammering down the stock price. "businessfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have hard sex with"Daniel hammered Mary til he came."sexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA period of being beaten or hammered."Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it."actionperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer."The silverware had noticeable hammering, making it look less valuable. "appearanceutensilitemmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA heavy defeat."The team suffered a real hammering in the final game, losing by fifty points. "outcomesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
