hammer (away)

verb

Definition of hammer (away)next
as in to beaver (away)

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  1. pitch in
  2. dig in
  3. slave
  4. knuckle down
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  • A lot of this is down to the fact Espart played in that area of the pitch in La Masia.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Following the events of 1989, mourners would converge on the same day every year in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district, to attend a vigil that filled multiple soccer pitches in the neighborhood’s Victoria Park with candlelight.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pitch in
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  • By the end of the day, Khālid had fortified the palace and was prepared to dig in and fight.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Where the airlines will dig in The airline industry isn’t hiding its displeasure.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of dig in
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  • Magadan had a deadly reputation in the Stalin era, as a hub for Gulag mines where political prisoners slaved sometimes to death and produced gold and other minerals in the process.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Po’s journey begins while slaving away at his boring noodle job on the day the Dragon Warrior is to be chosen.
    — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Nov. 2025
Definition of slave
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  • Teams will use the five-week gap between the races in Japan and Miami to knuckle down at their factories and develop car upgrades that could boost their fortunes upon returning to the track in May.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In survival mode, many brands have been forced to knuckle down and fortify their business strategies, in hopes of setting them up for success against a difficult backdrop.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
Definition of knuckle down
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“Hammer (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammer%20%28away%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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