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hammer

(hæməʳ)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hammers, present participle hammering, past tense, past participle hammered

1. countable noun

A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used,for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall, or to break things into pieces.

He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.

Synonyms: mallet, gavel More Synonyms of hammer

2. verb

If you hammer an object such as a nail, you hit it with a hammer.

To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

Builders were still hammering outside the window. [VERB]

[Also VERB noun]

Synonyms: hit, drive, knock, beat More Synonyms of hammer

Hammer in means the same as hammer.

The workers kneel on the ground and hammer the small stones in. [VERB noun PARTICLE]

[Also VERB PARTICLE noun]

hammering uncountable noun

The noise of hammering was dulled by the secondary glazing.

3. verb

If you hammer on a surface, you hit it several times in order to make a noise, or to emphasize something you are saying when you are angry.

We had to hammer and shout before they would open up. [VERB]

A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door. [VERB + on]

He hammered his two clenched fists on the table. [VERB noun + on]

hammering singular noun

As he said it, there was a hammering outside.

4. verb

If you hammer something such as an idea into people or you hammer at it, you keep repeating it forcefully so that it will have an effect on people.

He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper. [VERB noun + into]

Recent advertising campaigns from the industry have hammered at these themes. [VERB + at]

Synonyms: impress upon, repeat, drive home, drum into More Synonyms of hammer

5. verb

If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other personseverely.

[mainly British]

The report hammers the private motorist. [VERB noun]

If we turned up late we would be hammered by everybody.

Synonyms: criticize, condemn, censure, rebuke More Synonyms of hammer

hammering singular noun

Parents have taken a terrible hammering.

6. passive verb

If you say that businesses are being hammered, you mean that they are being unfairly harmed, for example by a change in taxes or by bad economic conditions.

[British]

Look at the numbers of small businesses that are being hammered unmercifully. [be VERB-ed]

The company has been hammered by the downturn in the construction and motor industries. [be VERB-ed]

7. verb

In sports, if you say that one player or team hammered another, you mean that the first player or team defeated the second completely andeasily.

[British, journalism]

He hammered the young Austrian player in four straight sets. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: defeat, beat, thrash, stuff [slang] More Synonyms of hammer

hammering singular noun

England's bowlers took a hammering.

8. verb

If someone's heart is hammering, it is beating very fast, usually because they are frightened.

[literary]

My heart was hammering. The footsteps had stopped outside my door. [VERB]

9. countable noun

In machines and instruments, a hammer is a part that hits another part. For example, in a gun the hammer causes the explosion which makes the bullet shoot out of it, and in a piano the hammers hit the strings and cause the sounds.

10. countable noun

In athletics, a hammer is a heavy weight on a piece of wire, which the athlete throws as far as possible.

The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer.

Events like the hammer and the discus are not traditional crowd-pullers in the West.

11.

See hammer and tongs

12.

See go/come/be under the hammer

Phrasal verbs:

See hammer away

See hammer in

See hammer out

More Synonyms of hammer

hammer in British English

(ˈhæmə)

noun

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

5. athletics

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 vibrate

8. anatomy the nontechnical name for malleus

9. curling

the last stone thrown in an end

10. go under the hammer

11. hammer and tongs

12. on someone's hammer

verb

13.

to strike or beat (a nail, wood, etc) with or as if with a hammer

14. (transitive)

to shape or fashion with or as if with a hammer

15. (tr; foll by in or into)

to impress or force (facts, ideas, etc) into (someone) through constant repetition

16. (intransitive)

to feel or sound like hammering

his pulse was hammering

17. (intransitive; often foll by away)

to work at constantly

18. (transitive) British

to question in a relentless manner

to criticize severely

19. informal

to inflict a defeat on

20. (transitive) slang

to beat, punish, or chastise

21. (transitive) stock exchange

to announce the default of (a member)

to cause prices of (securities, the market, etc) to fall by bearish selling

Derived forms

hammerer (ˈhammerer)

noun

hammer-like (ˈhammer-ˌlike)

adjective

Word origin

Old English hamor; related to Old Norse hamarr crag, Old High German hamar hammer, Old Slavonic kamy stone

hammer in American English

(ˈhæmər)

noun

a tool for pounding, usually consisting of a metal head fastened across one end of a handle: one end of the head may be a pronged claw for pulling nails

a thing like this tool in shape or use

; specif.,

the mechanism that strikes the firing pin or percussion cap in a firearm

a device for striking a bell, gong, metal bar, etc. to make a sound

any of the felt-covered mallets that strike against the strings of a piano

a high-speed, hammering power tool fitted with a metal block or chisel, for shaping metal, breaking up paved surfaces, etc.

the malleus, one of the three bones of the middle ear

an auctioneer's gavel

a metal ball weighing usually sixteen pounds, hung from a wire handle and thrown for distance in a track-and-field competition

verb transitive

to strike repeatedly with or as with a hammer

to make or fasten with a hammer

to drive, force, or shape with or as with hammer blows

to hammer an idea into someone's head

verb intransitive

to strike repeated blows with or as with a hammer

Idioms:

hammer and tongs

hammer (away) at

hammer out

under the hammer

Derived forms

hammerer (ˈhammerer)

noun

Word origin

ME hamer < OE hamor, akin to Ger hammer, ON hamarr, crag, cliff < IE *omor-, stone hammer < base *ak-m- < a-, sharp, sharp stone > Gr akmē, point, akmōn, anvil

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go under the hammer

go at it hammer and tongs

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Examples of 'hammer' in a sentence
hammer

They were hammering at the door and finally kicked it down five minutes from time.Their finer details are also still being hammered out.Vehicles were attacked with hammers and officers covered their identification insignia.Now researchers say bosses should consider changing schedules and going easy on staff if their team got hammered.When your heart hammers, focus on breathing more slowly for three minutes to calm yourself.On the wall was a hammer, a couple of baseball bats and a crowbar.Too often, you just put your head down and keep hammering away.He used a lump hammer.The door to her loft was of old hammered iron with heavy bolts.Who would have guessed at my hammering heart?

Word lists with
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athletics, tool

In other languages
hammer

British English: hammer /ˈhæmə/ NOUN

A hammer is a tool used for hitting things. It consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle.

He used a hammer to knock the nail in.

American English: hammer
Arabic: شَاكُوش
Brazilian Portuguese: martelo
Chinese: 锤子
Croatian: čekić
Czech: kladivo
Danish: hammer
Dutch: hamer
European Spanish: martillo
Finnish: vasara
French: marteau
German: Hammer
Greek: σφυρί
Italian: martello
Japanese: ハンマー
Korean: 해머
Norwegian: hammer
Polish: młotek
European Portuguese: martelo
Romanian: ciocan
Russian: молоток
Latin American Spanish: martillo
Swedish: hammare
Thai: ค้อน
Turkish: çekiç
Ukrainian: молоток
Vietnamese: búa

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Chinese translation of 'hammer'

hammer

(ˈhæməʳ)

n (c)

(= tool) 锤(錘)子 (chuízi) (把, bǎ)

vt

[nail] 锤(錘)击(擊) (chuíjī)
(esp Brit, inf, = attack) 严(嚴)厉(厲)批评(評) (yánlì pīpíng)
(Brit, inf, = beat) 击(擊)败(敗) (jībài)

vi

(on door, table, surface) 接连(連)捶打 (jiēlián chuídǎ)
to hammer an idea into sb or across to sb 反复(復)地向某人灌输(輸)一个(個)观(觀)点(點) (fǎnfù de xiàng mǒurén guànshū yī gè guāndiǎn)
to hammer away at sth [subject, theme] 不断(斷)地致力于(於)某事 (bùduàn de zhìlì yú mǒushì)

All related terms of 'hammer'

(noun) in the sense of mallet

Definition

an auctioneer's mallet

I used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.

Synonyms

mallet

gavel

1 (verb) in the sense of hit

Definition

to hit with or as if with a hammer

Hammer a wooden peg into the hole.

Synonyms

hit

She hit him hard across his left arm.

drive

Rain drove hard against the window.

knock

Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready.

beat

When you beat the drum, you feel good.

strike

She took two steps forward and struck him across the mouth.

tap

Tap the egg lightly with a teaspoon.

bang

We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.

2 (verb) in the sense of impress upon

Definition

to force (facts or ideas) into someone through repetition

They hammered it into me that I had not become a bad goalkeeper.

Synonyms

impress upon

repeat

drive home

drum into

grind into

din into

drub into

3 (verb) in the sense of criticize

Definition

to criticize severely

The report hammers the private motorist.

Synonyms

criticize

His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children.

condemn

Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.

censure

I would not presume to censure him for his views.

rebuke

They have been seriously rebuked.

reprimand

He was reprimanded by a teacher.

berate

Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.

castigate

She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.

admonish

They admonished me for taking risks with my health.

chastise

I did not chastise the child for what she had done.

pillory

lambaste

slate (informal)

Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic.

4 (verb) in the sense of defeat

Definition

to defeat heavily

(informal)

He hammered the young left-hander in four straight sets.

Synonyms

defeat

His troops defeated the opposing army.

beat

He was easily beaten into third place.

thrash

They thrashed their opponents 5-0.

stuff (slang)

master

She needs to master her fears of becoming ill.

worst

tank (slang)

lick (informal)

He might be able to lick us all in a fair fight.

trounce

Australia trounced France by sixty points to four.

clobber (slang)

She clobbered him with a vase.

run rings around (informal)

wipe the floor with (informal)

blow out of the water (slang)

drub

5 (verb) in the sense of fashion

The barrels are hammered from cold steel.

Synonyms

fashion

The desk was fashioned out of oak.

make

They now make cars at two plants in Europe.

form

The bowl was formed out of clay.

shape

Like it or not, our families shape our lives.

forge

They agreed to forge closer economic ties.

beat out

idioms

See go at something hammer and tongs

Phrasal verbs

See hammer away at something

See go under the hammer

See hammer something out

Additional synonyms

in the sense of admonish

Definition

to reprimand sternly

They admonished me for taking risks with my health.

Synonyms

reprimand,

caution,

censure,

rebuke,

scold,

berate,

check,

chide,

tear into (informal),

tell off (informal),

reprove,

upbraid,

read the riot act to someone,

carpet (informal),

chew out (US, Canadian, informal),

tear someone off a strip (British, informal),

give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal),

slap someone on the wrist,

rap someone over the knuckles,

bawl out (informal)

in the sense of bang

Definition

to hit or knock, esp. with a loud noise

We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.

Synonyms

hit,

pound,

beat,

strike,

crash,

knock,

belt (informal),

hammer,

slam,

rap,

bump,

bash (informal),

thump,

clatter,

pummel,

tonk (informal),

beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)

in the sense of beat

Definition

to produce (a sound) by striking a drum

When you beat the drum, you feel good.

Synonyms

hit,

play,

strike,

bang,

rap,

hammer

Synonyms of 'hammer'

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单词	hammer
释义	Trends of hammer View usage for: hammer (hæməʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense hammers, present participle hammering, past tense, past participle hammered 1. countable noun A hammer is a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. It is used,for example, to hit nails into a piece of wood or a wall, or to break things into pieces. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. Synonyms: mallet, gavel More Synonyms of hammer 2. verb If you hammer an object such as a nail, you hit it with a hammer. To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Builders were still hammering outside the window. [VERB] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: hit, drive, knock, beat More Synonyms of hammer Hammer in means the same as hammer. The workers kneel on the ground and hammer the small stones in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] [Also VERB PARTICLE noun] hammering uncountable noun The noise of hammering was dulled by the secondary glazing. 3. verb If you hammer on a surface, you hit it several times in order to make a noise, or to emphasize something you are saying when you are angry. We had to hammer and shout before they would open up. [VERB] A crowd of reporters was hammering on the door. [VERB + on] He hammered his two clenched fists on the table. [VERB noun + on] hammering singular noun As he said it, there was a hammering outside. 4. verb If you hammer something such as an idea into people or you hammer at it, you keep repeating it forcefully so that it will have an effect on people. He hammered it into me that I had not suddenly become a rotten goalkeeper. [VERB noun + into] Recent advertising campaigns from the industry have hammered at these themes. [VERB + at] Synonyms: impress upon, repeat, drive home, drum into More Synonyms of hammer 5. verb If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other personseverely. [mainly British] The report hammers the private motorist. [VERB noun] If we turned up late we would be hammered by everybody. Synonyms: criticize, condemn, censure, rebuke More Synonyms of hammer hammering singular noun Parents have taken a terrible hammering. 6. passive verb If you say that businesses are being hammered, you mean that they are being unfairly harmed, for example by a change in taxes or by bad economic conditions. [British] Look at the numbers of small businesses that are being hammered unmercifully. [be VERB-ed] The company has been hammered by the downturn in the construction and motor industries. [be VERB-ed] 7. verb In sports, if you say that one player or team hammered another, you mean that the first player or team defeated the second completely andeasily. [British, journalism] He hammered the young Austrian player in four straight sets. [VERB noun] Synonyms: defeat, beat, thrash, stuff [slang] More Synonyms of hammer hammering singular noun England's bowlers took a hammering. 8. verb If someone's heart is hammering, it is beating very fast, usually because they are frightened. [literary] My heart was hammering. The footsteps had stopped outside my door. [VERB] 9. countable noun In machines and instruments, a hammer is a part that hits another part. For example, in a gun the hammer causes the explosion which makes the bullet shoot out of it, and in a piano the hammers hit the strings and cause the sounds. 10. countable noun In athletics, a hammer is a heavy weight on a piece of wire, which the athlete throws as far as possible. The hammer also refers to the sport of throwing the hammer. Events like the hammer and the discus are not traditional crowd-pullers in the West. 11. See hammer and tongs 12. See go/come/be under the hammer Phrasal verbs: See hammer away See hammer in See hammer out More Synonyms of hammer hammer in British English (ˈhæmə) noun 1. 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 2. any tool or device with a similar function, such as the moving part of a door knocker, the striking head on a bell, etc 3. 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 4. a part of a gunlock that rotates about a fulcrum to strike the primer or percussion cap, either directly or via a firing pin 5. athletics a. a heavy metal ball attached to a flexible wire: thrown in competitions b. the event or sport of throwing the hammer 6. an auctioneer's gavel 7. a device on a piano that is made to strike a string or group of strings causing them to vibrate 8. anatomy the nontechnical name for malleus 9. curling the last stone thrown in an end 10. go under the hammer 11. hammer and tongs 12. on someone's hammer verb 13. to strike or beat (a nail, wood, etc) with or as if with a hammer 14. (transitive) to shape or fashion with or as if with a hammer 15. (tr; foll by in or into) to impress or force (facts, ideas, etc) into (someone) through constant repetition 16. (intransitive) to feel or sound like hammering his pulse was hammering 17. (intransitive; often foll by away) to work at constantly 18. (transitive) British a. to question in a relentless manner b. to criticize severely 19. informal to inflict a defeat on 20. (transitive) slang to beat, punish, or chastise 21. (transitive) stock exchange a. to announce the default of (a member) b. to cause prices of (securities, the market, etc) to fall by bearish selling Derived forms hammerer (ˈhammerer) noun hammer-like (ˈhammer-ˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English hamor; related to Old Norse hamarr crag, Old High German hamar hammer, Old Slavonic kamy stone hammer in American English (ˈhæmər) noun 1. a tool for pounding, usually consisting of a metal head fastened across one end of a handle: one end of the head may be a pronged claw for pulling nails 2. a thing like this tool in shape or use ; specif., a. the mechanism that strikes the firing pin or percussion cap in a firearm b. a device for striking a bell, gong, metal bar, etc. to make a sound c. any of the felt-covered mallets that strike against the strings of a piano d. a high-speed, hammering power tool fitted with a metal block or chisel, for shaping metal, breaking up paved surfaces, etc. 3. the malleus, one of the three bones of the middle ear 4. an auctioneer's gavel 5. a metal ball weighing usually sixteen pounds, hung from a wire handle and thrown for distance in a track-and-field competition verb transitive 6. to strike repeatedly with or as with a hammer 7. to make or fasten with a hammer 8. to drive, force, or shape with or as with hammer blows to hammer an idea into someone's head verb intransitive 9. to strike repeated blows with or as with a hammer Idioms: hammer and tongs hammer (away) at hammer out under the hammer Derived forms hammerer (ˈhammerer) noun Word origin ME hamer < OE hamor, akin to Ger hammer, ON hamarr, crag, cliff < IE omor-, stone hammer < base ak-m- < a-, sharp, sharp stone > Gr akmē, point, akmōn, anvil More idioms containing hammer go under the hammer go at it hammer and tongs Image of hammer © magicoven, shutterstock Examples of 'hammer' in a sentence hammer They were hammering at the door and finally kicked it down five minutes from time. The Sun (2017) Their finer details are also still being hammered out. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Vehicles were attacked with hammers and officers covered their identification insignia. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Now researchers say bosses should consider changing schedules and going easy on staff if their team got hammered. The Sun (2016) When your heart hammers, focus on breathing more slowly for three minutes to calm yourself. Times, Sunday Times (2017) On the wall was a hammer, a couple of baseball bats and a crowbar. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Too often, you just put your head down and keep hammering away. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He used a lump hammer. Times, Sunday Times (2017) The door to her loft was of old hammered iron with heavy bolts. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Who would have guessed at my hammering heart? Times, Sunday Times (2014) Targets are used as the hammer to enforce diverse hiring and promotion practices. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They could be heard hammering on the door from inside. The Sun (2008) The crisis could also hammer bank profits. The Sun (2010) The nails are just like the ones you hammer into a wall. The Sun (2015) Always secure the membrane by hammering in metal pegs. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Try to hold it down and bang away with hammer. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Watch him work with that chisel and hammer. Clerk, Jayana & Siegel, Ruth Modern Literatures of the Non-Western World: Where the Waters Are Born (1995) The fighting is still a case of hammering the attack button but is just about serviceable. The Sun (2010) Have a hammer and nails on hand to tie in any useful limbs. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This is a magnetic wristband that claims to be strong enough to hold a small hammer. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We recognised a weakness in their team and hammered it home. Times, Sunday Times (2012) We were going hammer and tongs there for three hours. Times, Sunday Times (2014) One waved a claw hammer at him and demanded cash. The Sun (2015) It is understood the bloodstained hammer and kitchen knife were found in a downstairs room. The Sun (2011) Imagine attacking a dozen computer hard drives with a heavy hammer. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Civil society itself now instructs us in the fine art of following our own hammering hearts. Christianity Today (2000) It is easy to use a big hammer. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Then you hammer on my door in a panic. The Sun (2010) Prices for used cars going under the hammer have also risen. The Sun (2009) The wind hits with hammer blows, pumped by bellows unimaginable in size. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We all had a lot to drink but my girlfriend's friend was completely hammered. The Sun (2016) Word lists with hammer athletics, tool In other languages hammer British English: hammer /ˈhæmə/ NOUN A hammer is a tool used for hitting things. It consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle. He used a hammer to knock the nail in. American English: hammer Arabic: شَاكُوش Brazilian Portuguese: martelo Chinese: 锤子 Croatian: čekić Czech: kladivo Danish: hammer Dutch: hamer European Spanish: martillo Finnish: vasara French: marteau German: Hammer Greek: σφυρί Italian: martello Japanese: ハンマー Korean: 해머 Norwegian: hammer Polish: młotek European Portuguese: martelo Romanian: ciocan Russian: молоток Latin American Spanish: martillo Swedish: hammare Thai: ค้อน Turkish: çekiç Ukrainian: молоток Vietnamese: búa All related terms of 'hammer' hammer in claw hammer a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails drop hammer a machine for pounding metal into shape, with a heavy weight that is raised and then dropped on the metal hack hammer an adzelike tool , used for dressing stone hammer away If you hammer away at a task or activity, you work at it constantly and with great energy . hammer beam either of a pair of short horizontal beams that project from opposite walls to support arched braces and struts hammer blow a blow from a hammer hammer mill a mill for breaking up ore or crushing coal hammer out If people hammer out an agreement or treaty , they succeed in producing it after a long or difficult discussion. ice hammer a form of ice axe in which one part of the head is shaped like a hammer lump hammer a heavy hammer used for driving stakes or breaking stone tack hammer a light hammer for driving tacks tilt hammer a drop hammer consisting of a heavy head moving at the end of a pivoted arm ; used in forging firing hammer the part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that ignites the charge by striking the primer hammer drill a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston hammer price the price offered as the winning bid in a public auction hammer throw 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 power hammer a type of mechanical hammer operated by compressed air and used by blacksmiths , metalworkers, and manufacturers steam hammer a hammer for forging , operated by steam water hammer a sharp concussion produced when the flow of water in a pipe is suddenly blocked ballpeen hammer a hammer that has one end of its head shaped in a hemisphere for beating metal, etc hammer crusher A hammer crusher is a crusher in which a hammer hits the material that is being crushed . hammer thrower a contestant in a hammer throw knapping hammer a hammer used for breaking and shaping stones rawhide hammer a hammer , used to avoid damaging a surface, having a head consisting of a metal tube from each end of which a tight roll of hide protrudes carpenter's hammer a hammer with a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails ball-peen hammer a hammer with one end of the head rounded and the other end flat hammer and sickle the emblem on the flag of the former Soviet Union , representing the industrial workers and the peasants respectively hammer and tongs If you say that someone was going at something hammer and tongs , you mean that they were doing it with great enthusiasm or energy. hammer (away) at to work continuously or energetically at north-wall hammer a type of ice axe that has a hammer as part of its head under the hammer for sale at auction on someone's hammer persistently demanding and critical of someone triphammer a power hammer that is raised or tilted by a cam and allowed to fall under gravity go under the hammer to be offered for sale at auction . The American expression is go on the block . sledgehammer A sledgehammer is a large, heavy hammer with a long handle, used for breaking up rocks and concrete . go at it hammer and tongs to do something with great energy and enthusiasm go/come/be under the hammer If you say that something goes , comes, or is under the hammer , you mean that it is going to be sold at an auction . drop forge a device for forging metal between two dies , one of which is fixed , the other acting by gravity or by steam or hydraulic pressure Chinese translation of 'hammer' hammer (ˈhæməʳ) n (c) (= tool) 锤(錘)子 (chuízi) (把, bǎ) vt [nail] 锤(錘)击(擊) (chuíjī) (esp Brit, inf, = attack) 严(嚴)厉(厲)批评(評) (yánlì pīpíng) (Brit, inf, = beat) 击(擊)败(敗) (jībài) vi (on door, table, surface) 接连(連)捶打 (jiēlián chuídǎ) to hammer an idea into sb or across to sb 反复(復)地向某人灌输(輸)一个(個)观(觀)点(點) (fǎnfù de xiàng mǒurén guànshū yī gè guāndiǎn) to hammer away at sth [subject, theme] 不断(斷)地致力于(於)某事 (bùduàn de zhìlì yú mǒushì) All related terms of 'hammer' hammer in ( nail ) 锤(錘)击(擊) chuíjī hammer out ( fig : solution, agreement ) 推敲出 tuīqiāo chū to drive/hammer sth home ( fig ) 强(強)调(調)某事 qiángdiào mǒushì to hammer away at sth ( subject, theme ) 不断(斷)地致力于(於)某事 bùduàn de zhìlì yú mǒushì to hammer an idea into sb or across to sb 反复(復)地向某人灌输(輸)一个(個)观(觀)点(點) fǎnfù de xiàng mǒurén guànshū yī gè guāndiǎn (noun) in the sense of mallet Definition an auctioneer's mallet I used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall. Synonyms mallet gavel 1 (verb) in the sense of hit Definition to hit with or as if with a hammer Hammer a wooden peg into the hole. Synonyms hit She hit him hard across his left arm. drive Rain drove hard against the window. knock Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready. beat When you beat the drum, you feel good. strike She took two steps forward and struck him across the mouth. tap Tap the egg lightly with a teaspoon. bang We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out. 2 (verb) in the sense of impress upon Definition to force (facts or ideas) into someone through repetition They hammered it into me that I had not become a bad goalkeeper. Synonyms impress upon repeat drive home drum into grind into din into drub into 3 (verb) in the sense of criticize Definition to criticize severely The report hammers the private motorist. Synonyms criticize His mother had rarely criticized him or any of her children. condemn Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. censure I would not presume to censure him for his views. rebuke They have been seriously rebuked. reprimand He was reprimanded by a teacher. berate Marion berated Joe for the noise he made. castigate She castigated him for having no intellectual interests. admonish They admonished me for taking risks with my health. chastise I did not chastise the child for what she had done. pillory lambaste slate (informal) Slated by critics at the time, the film has since become a classic. 4 (verb) in the sense of defeat Definition to defeat heavily (informal) He hammered the young left-hander in four straight sets. Synonyms defeat His troops defeated the opposing army. beat He was easily beaten into third place. thrash They thrashed their opponents 5-0. stuff (slang) master She needs to master her fears of becoming ill. worst tank (slang) lick (informal) He might be able to lick us all in a fair fight. trounce Australia trounced France by sixty points to four. clobber (slang) She clobbered him with a vase. run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) blow out of the water (slang) drub 5 (verb) in the sense of fashion The barrels are hammered from cold steel. Synonyms fashion The desk was fashioned out of oak. make They now make cars at two plants in Europe. form The bowl was formed out of clay. shape Like it or not, our families shape our lives. forge They agreed to forge closer economic ties. beat out idioms See go at something hammer and tongs Phrasal verbs See hammer away at something See go under the hammer See hammer something out Additional synonyms in the sense of admonish Definition to reprimand sternly They admonished me for taking risks with my health. Synonyms reprimand, caution, censure, rebuke, scold, berate, check, chide, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), reprove, upbraid, read the riot act to someone, carpet (informal), chew out (US, Canadian, informal), tear someone off a strip (British, informal), give someone a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal), slap someone on the wrist, rap someone over the knuckles, bawl out (informal) in the sense of bang Definition to hit or knock, esp. with a loud noise We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out. Synonyms hit, pound, beat, strike, crash, knock, belt (informal), hammer, slam, rap, bump, bash (informal), thump, clatter, pummel, tonk (informal), beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) in the sense of beat Definition to produce (a sound) by striking a drum When you beat the drum, you feel good. Synonyms hit, play, strike, bang, rap, hammer Synonyms of 'hammer' hammer Explore 'hammer' in the dictionary
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