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I have recently posted a question in English Language and Usage the use of nailed, screwed, and hammered in one sentence. And I used this sentence for correction:
Can someone be so screwed because someone nailed an argument that made
him hammered?
Someone commented that my sentence is wrong because I used the word hammered incorrectly. He stated that it means drunk.
However, according to my research about hammered, it can also mean to attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly.
What does the slang word actually mean?
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In your sentence, one would be unable to tell which figurative meaning is intended, since all three verbs can be used figuratively in a number of ways. Also, your phrases are not idiomatic: "be so screwed because" and "made him hammered".
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I think if you re-worded the end of your sentence to say "an argument that hammered him", then you'd be conveying the intended meaning. The phrases still would not be idiomatic.
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The problem you ran into is that idioms are often fixed grammatically—you have to use them in certain grammatical contexts for them to mean the same thing.
When you use "hammered" as an adjective, it can mean drunk, and usually doesn't mean attacked:
He is hammered.
He was so hammered.
It made him hammered.
We got him hammered.
When you use "hammer" as a transitive verb, it can mean attack, and usually doesn't mean drunk:
That will hammer him.
She hammered him.
They had hammered him.
Sometimes it can be ambiguous, without more context:
He had been hammered.
He got hammered.
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+1 "made him hammered" is only going to refer to alcohol making someone drunk.
– AndyT
Jul 6, 2015 at 14:55
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But we would say "got him hammered". That moonshine got me so hammered. I got so hammered on that moonshine. I can't remember anything from that night. I was so hammered.
– TimR
Jul 6, 2015 at 15:09
@TRomano yes, good example, I'll add it.
– Dan Getz
Jul 6, 2015 at 17:32
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Also, I have never heard "hammered" used to mean "attacked" (even in the context of fantasy fiction involving warhammers). Even the sentence "that will hammer him" sounds to me like a statement about an alcoholic beverage.
– Kyle Strand
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@KyleStrand I have, in the context of "hammer it home", meaning to forcefully explain something leaving no room for argument. "He hammered him" can mean someone lost an argument with no doubt about that outcome.
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Generally speaking, I believe that "hammered" is used in the sense of "drunk".
As for your comment, "that made him hammered" is, while grammatically correct, very unusual and likely to draw unfavorable attention. Worse, I do not think it conveys what you wanted to say.
If you meant to use it in the sense of being forcefully attacked, then perhaps you could have said:
"Can someone be hammered with a solid argument so hard that it screws him up?"
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I think you need some more context in your sentence:
"Nailed" can mean to hit the target precisely.
"Hammered" can mean either drunk, or attacked strongly.
"Screwed up" can mean to cause (someone) to be emotionally or mentally troubled.
To use all these in the way you may have meant:
His opponent nailed the argument so well that it just hammered him into such submission that he was totally screwed up to the point of being incoherent.
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hammered
adjective
ham·mered
ˈha-mərd
Synonyms of hammered
1
: having surface indentations produced or appearing to have been produced by hammering
hammered copper
2
slang
: drunk sense 1a
Synonyms
besotted
blasted [slang]
blind
blitzed [slang]
blotto [slang]
bombed
boozy
canned [slang]
cockeyed
crocked
drunk
drunken
fried
gassed
high
impaired
inebriate
inebriated
intoxicated
juiced [slang]
lit
lit up
loaded [slang]
looped
oiled [slang]
pickled
pie-eyed
plastered
potted [slang]
ripped [slang]
sloshed [slang]
smashed [slang]
sottish
soused
sozzled
squiffed
squiffy
stewed
stiff
stinking [slang]
stoned
tanked [slang]
tiddly [chiefly British]
tight
tipsy
wasted [slang]
wet
wiped out [slang]
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Synonyms of hammered
adjective
as in drunk
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as in drew
as in smacked
as in pounded
as in scolded
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hammered
1 of 2
adjective
Definition of hammered
slang
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
He turned down another beer to avoid getting hammered.
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drunk
drunken
fried
wet
bombed
wasted
plastered
impaired
gassed
smashed
loaded
ripped
blind
lit
blasted
stewed
tanked
looped
crocked
stoned
sloshed
blitzed
tipsy
juiced
stiff
inebriated
pickled
squiffy
intoxicated
oiled
besotted
sozzled
soused
under the influence
three sheets to the wind
potted
under the weather
tight
three sheets in the wind
boozy
high
blotto
lit up
inebriate
cockeyed
canned
stinking
squiffed
wiped out
in the bag
tiddly
alcoholic
sottish
pie-eyed
in one's cups
maudlin
rocky
befuddled
dissipated
stupefied
strung out
dopey
beery
crapulous
bleary-eyed
debauched
dopy
dissolute
dipsomaniacal
bibulous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
straight
sober
dry
steady
temperate
cool
level
abstemious
abstinent
teetotal
clearheaded
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hammered
2 of 2
verb
past tense of hammer
1
as in drew
to shape with a hammer
medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs
Synonyms & Similar Words
drew
pounded
forged
fashioned
carved
wrought
molded
stamped
beat
cut
worked
chased
formed
modeled
modelled
patted
sculpted
kneaded
coined
minted
chiseled
sculptured
planished
hewed
boasted
chiselled
abated
graved
knapped
2
as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run
Synonyms & Similar Words
smacked
slapped
knocked
hit
punched
slammed
banged
pounded
struck
whacked
clapped
clipped
cracked
swiped
batted
thumped
kicked
nailed
bashed
tapped
clobbered
pushed
poked
socked
shoved
licked
slugged
rapped
jabbed
bludgeoned
thwacked
swatted
boxed
bobbed
clocked
pasted
walloped
chopped
bopped
flicked
stabbed
zapped
whaled
busted
smote
belted
tagged
clouted
bumped
biffed
slogged
bonked
clapt
pummeled
stroked
battered
bust
pummelled
lashed
mauled
buffeted
stamped
beat
roughed
peppered
mangled
slashed
pelted
laced
cuffed
bunged
hung one on
lambasted
dumped
whipped
scuffed
butted
drubbed
prodded
decked
jostled
levelled
thrashed
creamed
speared
bunted
felled
clubbed
pommelled
kneed
pommeled
floored
sapped
switched
caned
flogged
flailed
leveled
cudgelled
sledgehammered
knocked down
sledged
conked
beaned
bowled (down or over)
cudgeled
sucker punched
brained
skulled
rabbit-punched
3
as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail
Synonyms & Similar Words
pounded
lashed
licked
whipped
pelted
battered
knocked
slapped
hit
thumped
punched
attacked
beat
slammed
smashed
spanked
batted
pummeled
did
mauled
bashed
pummelled
assaulted
thrashed
chopped
smacked
hided
buffeted
bludgeoned
whacked
clubbed
walloped
laced
flogged
lathered
paddled
raided
switched
lambasted
tanned
belted
slated
punched out
boxed
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hammered adjective /ˈhæməd/ /ˈhæmərd/[not before noun] (informal)
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ham•mered
(ham′ərd),USA pronunciation adj. shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer:a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.
hammer + -ed2 1515–25
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ham•mer /ˈhæmɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
Buildinga tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for driving nails, beating metals, etc.
Buildingany of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use.
Sporta metal ball attached to a steel wire at the end of which is a grip, for throwing in the sport called the hammer throw.
v. Buildingto beat or drive (a nail, peg, etc.) with a hammer: [~ + object]hammered a nail into the wall.[~ + in + object]hammered in a nail.[~ + object + in]The carpenter hammered a nail in.
Buildingto fasten by using hammer and nails; nail: [~ + object]hammered the door shut.
Buildingto assemble or build with a hammer and nails: [~ + together + object]to hammer together a small crate.[~ + object + together]to hammer a small crate together.
to shape or ornament (metal or a metal object) by controlled blows of a hammer; beat out:[~ + object]hammered the metal into a horseshoe.
to strike blows with or as if with a hammer:[no object]They hammered on the door.
hammer away, [~ + at + object]
to keep making hard-working attempts at something:hammered away at her speech for days.
to repeat in order to persuade:likes to hammer away at the importance of punctuality.
hammer out:
to form or construct by repeated, vigorous, or strong effort: [~ + out + object]to hammer out an agreement acceptable to both sides.[~ + object + out]They hammered it out in only a few hours.
to settle or resolve, as by vigorous or repeated effort: [~ + out + object]hammered out their differences.[~ + object + out]hammered their differences out.
to hit with force: [~ + out + object]to hammer out a tune on the piano.[~ + object + out]hammering it out over and over again.
ham•mer•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ham•mer
(ham′ər),USA pronunciation n.
Buildinga tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
Buildingany of various instruments or devices resembling this in form, action, or use, as a gavel, a mallet for playing the xylophone, or a lever that strikes the bell in a doorbell.
Military[Firearms.]the part of a lock that by its fall or action causes the discharge, as by exploding the percussion cap or striking the primer or firing pin; the cock.
Music and Danceone of the padded levers by which the strings of a piano are struck.
Sport[Track.]a metal ball, usually weighing 16 lb. (7.3 kg), attached to a steel wire at the end of which is a grip, for throwing for distance in the hammer throw.
Anatomythe malleus.
Idioms under the hammer, for sale at public auction:The old estate and all its furnishings went under the hammer.
v.t. Buildingto beat or drive (a nail, peg, etc.) with a hammer.
Buildingto fasten by using hammer and nails; nail (often fol. by down, up, etc.):We spent the day hammering up announcements on fences and trees.
Buildingto assemble or build with a hammer and nails (often fol. by together):He hammered together a small crate.
to shape or ornament (metal or a metal object) by controlled and repeated blows of a hammer; beat out:to hammer brass; to hammer a brass bowl.
to form, construct, or make with or as if with a hammer; build by repeated, vigorous, or strenuous effort (often fol. by out or together):to hammer out an agreement; to hammer together a plot.
to produce with or by force (often fol. by out):to hammer out a tune on the piano; to hammer a home run.
to pound or hit forcefully:to hammer someone in the jaw.
to settle (a strong disagreement, argument, etc.); bring to an end, as by strenuous or repeated effort (usually fol. by out):They hammered out their differences over a glass of beer.
to present (points in an argument, an idea, etc.) forcefully or compellingly; state strongly, aggressively, and effectively (often fol. by home).
to impress (something) as if by hammer blows:You'll have to hammer the rules into his head.
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(in the London stock exchange) to dismiss (a person) from membership because of default.
to depress the price of (a stock).
v.i. to strike blows with or as if with a hammer.
to make persistent or laborious attempts to finish or perfect something (sometimes fol. by away):He hammered away at his speech for days.
to reiterate; emphasize by repetition (often fol. by away):The teacher hammered away at the multiplication tables.
bef. 1000; Middle English hamer, Old English hamor; cognate with German Hammer hammer, Old Norse hamarr hammer, crag; origin, originally made of stone; probably akin to Russian kámen' stone
ham′mer•a•ble, adj.
ham′mer•er, n.
ham′mer•like′, adj.
13, 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged knock, bang. 14.See corresponding entry in Unabridged strike. 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged resolve, solve, thrash, work.
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hammer /ˈhæmə/ n a hand tool consisting of a heavy usually steel head held transversely on the end of a handle, used for driving in nails, beating metal, etc any tool or device with a similar function, such as the moving part of a door knocker, the striking head on a bell, etc a power-driven striking tool, esp one used in forging. A pneumatic hammer delivers a repeated blow from a pneumatic ram, a drop hammer uses the energy of a falling weight a part of a gunlock that rotates about a fulcrum to strike the primer or percussion cap, either directly or via a firing pin a heavy metal ball attached to a flexible wire: thrown in competitions the event or sport of throwing the hammer an auctioneer's gavel a device on a piano that is made to strike a string or group of strings causing them to vibratethe nontechnical name for malleusgo under the hammer, come under the hammer ⇒ to be offered for sale by an auctioneerhammer and tongs ⇒ with great effort or energy: fighting hammer and tongson someone's hammer ⇒ Austral NZ slang persistently demanding and critical of someone vb to strike or beat (a nail, wood, etc) with or as if with a hammer(transitive) to shape or fashion with or as if with a hammer(tr; followed by in or into) to impress or force (facts, ideas, etc) into (someone) through constant repetition(intransitive) to feel or sound like hammering(intransitive) often followed by away: to work at constantly(transitive) Brit to criticize severely informal to inflict a defeat on(transitive) to announce the default of (a member) to cause prices of (securities, the market, etc) to fall by bearish sellingEtymology: Old English hamor; related to Old Norse hamarr crag, Old High German hamar hammer, Old Slavonic kamy stoneˈhammer-ˌlike adj
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hammer verb /ˈhæmə(r)/ /ˈhæmər/ Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hammer /ˈhæmə(r)/ /ˈhæmər/ he / she / it hammers /ˈhæməz/ /ˈhæmərz/ past simple hammered /ˈhæməd/ /ˈhæmərd/ past participle hammered /ˈhæməd/ /ˈhæmərd/ -ing form hammering /ˈhæmərɪŋ/ /ˈhæmərɪŋ/ Phrasal Verbs
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hit with tool[intransitive, transitive] to hit something with a hammerI could hear somebody hammering next door. hammer something (in/into/onto something) She hammered the nail into the wall. hammer something + adj. He was hammering the sheet of copper flat.The swords are then hammered into shape.
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hit many times[intransitive, transitive] to hit something hard many times, especially so that it makes a loud noise synonym poundSomeone was hammering at the door.Hail was hammering down onto the roof. (figurative) I was so scared my heart was hammering (= beating very fast) in my chest. hammer something He hammered the door with his fists.Synonyms beatbeatbatter ▪ pound ▪ lash ▪ hammerThese words all mean to hit somebody/something many times, especially hard.beat to hit somebody/something a lot of times, especially very hard:Someone was beating at the door.A young man was found beaten to death last night.At that time, children were often beaten for quite minor offences (= as a punishment).batter to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, especially in way that causes serious injury or damage:He had been badly battered around the head and face.Severe winds have been battering the coast.pound to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise:Heavy rain pounded on the roof.lash to hit somebody/something with a lot of force:The rain lashed at the window. The subject of lash is often rain, wind, hail, sea or waves.hammer to hit somebody/something hard a lot of times, in a way that is noisy or violent:He hammered the door with his fists. pound or hammer?There is not much difference in meaning between these two, but to pound is sometimes a steadier action. To hammer can be more violent and it is often used figuratively.Patternsto beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer somebody/something with somethingto beat/batter/pound/lash/hammer against somethingto beat/batter/pound/hammer on somethingto beat/batter/hammer something downthe rain/wind/sea beats/batters/pounds/lashes (at) something
kick/hit ball[transitive] hammer something (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to kick or hit a ball very hardHe hammered the ball into the net. defeat easily[transitive] hammer somebody (informal) to defeat somebody very easilyOur team was hammered 5–1. affect badly[transitive] hammer somebody/something (informal) to affect somebody/something very badlyEastern counties were brutally hammered by the weekend flooding. Word OriginOld English hamor, hamer, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch hamer, German Hammer, and Old Norse hamarr ‘rock’. The original sense was probably ‘stone tool’.Phrasal Verbshammer away athammer homehammer intohammer outSee hammer in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation:
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B2 a tool consisting of a piece of metal with a flat end that is fixed onto the end of a long, thin, usually wooden handle, used for hitting things
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She hit her thumb with the hammer.She took a hammer and knocked a hole in the wall.
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adjustable spanner
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hammer noun [C]
(SPORT)
a heavy metal ball attached to a chain that is thrown as part of a sports event
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the event or sport in which a hammer is thrown as far as possible: She qualified for the women's hammer final.
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anchorman
athletically
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runner's high
sack race
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starter
tape
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hammer noun [C]
(PART OF GUN)
the part of a gun that hits another part when you pull the trigger to send out the bullet
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hammer noun [C]
(PART OF PIANO)
one of the parts of a piano that hits the strings to make a sound
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oud
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hammer noun [C]
(BONE IN EAR)
anatomy
specialized one of three very small bones that carry sound from the eardrum to the inner ear Synonym
malleus
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Idioms
be/go at it hammer and tongs
come/go under the hammer
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hammer verb
(USE TOOL)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to hit something with a hammer: hammer something into something Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door? I could hear you hammering upstairs.hammer something out My car's got a dent, and I was hoping they'd be able to hammer it out (= remove it by hammering).
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Hitting and beating
at-risk
bang away
bang someone up
basher
bashing
bunch
butt
fetch
gut punch
head-butt
hell
kick
mess
nail
swing
tan someone's hide idiom
tonk
wallop
whop
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hammer verb
(HIT WITH FORCE)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to hit or kick something with a lot of force: hammer on/at I was woken up suddenly by the sound of someone hammering on/at the front door.hammer something into something He hammered the ball into the net, giving France a 3–2 win over Italy.
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Hitting and beating
at-risk
bang away
bang someone up
basher
bashing
bunch
butt
fetch
gut punch
head-butt
hell
kick
mess
nail
swing
tan someone's hide idiom
tonk
wallop
whop
whup
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hammer verb
(DEFEAT)
[ T ] informal to defeat someone completely in a game or a fight: We were hammered in both games. Synonyms
annihilate informal
beat (DEFEAT)
conquer
crush (BEAT)
defeat
thrash (DEFEAT) informal
trounce informal
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to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.beatUnited beat City 3 - 2.defeatCan Ireland defeat New Zealand in this high-stakes match?conquerThe Greeks had fought and conquered the army of Mardonius.vanquishThe superhero always vanquishes his foes and saves the world.annihilateModern superpowers succeed not by annihilating their enemies but by buying them off.hammerThe Colts got hammered by the Patriots.
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annihilation
bank
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convincing
moral victory
move/go in for the kill idiom
near thing
outclass
outcompete
scrape
slaughter
sweep the board idiom
take someone down
take someone to the cleaner's idiom
take something apart
takedown
thrash
vanquish
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hammer verb
(CRITICIZE)
[ T ] informal to criticize someone or something strongly: Her latest film has been hammered by the critics.
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aw
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not hold with something
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Idiom
hammer something homePhrasal verbs
hammer away at something
hammer something into someone
hammer something out
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a tool with a heavy metal top attached to a straight handle, used for hitting an object such as a nail into a substance that holds it firmly in place
hammerverb [ I/T ] us
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to hit something repeatedly with, or as if with, a hammer: [ T ] I hammered the nail into the wall.
To hammer is also to repeat again and again esp. to persuade other people about something: [ I always + adv/prep ] Martin Luther King, Jr., hammered at the theme that the civil rights movement must avoid violence. [ I always + adv/prep ] His attorneys hammered away at the idea that the police department was incompetent.
Phrasal verb
hammer out something
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to reduce the value or amount of something: Concern over the economic crisis continues to hammer the country's stock market and currency, with both falling by 6%.be/get hammered (by sth) Public transport users will be hammered by a 15 percent reduction in service set to go into effect June 17.
hammer the market
to sell a large number of shares in the belief that prices are higher than they should be
hammer sth home
to make certain that something is understood by expressing it clearly and forcefully: The severity of the slump in the housing market has been hammered home by figures released recently by the banks.hammer home a message/point It is hoped that the latest advertising campaign will hammer home the message about the dangers of alcohol.
Phrasal verbs
hammer away at sb
hammer away at sth
hammer sth down
hammer sth out
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come/go under the hammer
to be sold at an auction to the person who offers the most money: Auctioneers estimate the collection could fetch up to £50,000 when it goes under the hammer next month.
(Definition of hammer from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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hammer out something
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hammer away at sb
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Noun
hammer (TOOL)
hammer (SPORT)
the hammer
hammer (PART OF GUN)
hammer (PART OF PIANO)
hammer (BONE IN EAR)
Verb
hammer (USE TOOL)
hammer (HIT WITH FORCE)
hammer (DEFEAT)
hammer (CRITICIZE)
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Verb
hammer
hammer the market
hammer sth home
Noun
come/go under the hammer
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