Main Entry:

²hammer

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ham·mered; ham·mer·ing \ˈha-mər-iŋ, ˈham-riŋ\

Date:

14th century

intransitive verb1: to strike blows especially repeatedly with or as if with a hammer : pound2: to make repeated efforts ; especially : to reiterate an opinion or attitude <the lectures all hammered away at the same points>transitive verb1 a: to beat, drive, or shape with repeated blows of a hammer b: to fasten or build with a hammer2: to strike or drive with a force suggesting a hammer blow or repeated blows <hammered the ball over the fence> <tried to hammer me into submission>3: to criticize severely

— ham·mer·er \ˈha-mər-ər\ noun