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verb

Definition of hammer out

  1. transitive verb

  2. :  to produce or bring about as if by repeated blows hammered out an agreement

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Examples of hammer out in a Sentence

  1. the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists

First Known Use of hammer out

circa 1632

hammer out Synonyms

Synonyms
carve (out), develop, forge, grind (out), thrash (out), work out, work up, bring forth
Related Words
churn out, crank out, turn out; cobble (together or up), throw up; compose, construct, craft, create, engineer, fabricate, fashion, form, frame, generate, manufacture, mint, model, shape, tailor; conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), devise, hatch, invent, originate; accomplish, achieve, bring off, carry out, effect
Near Antonyms
demolish, destroy, dismantle, raze, tear down; ruin, undo, unmake, wreck

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