HAMMER

[verb] [usually + adverb or preposition]Can you hold this nail in position while I hammer it into the door/hammer it in? [T]The blacksmith hammers the horseshoes into shape on an anvil. [T]Ask them to stop that noisy hammering next door.My car's got a dent, and I was hoping you'd be able to hammer it out (= remove it by hammering). [T]I was woken up suddenly by the sound of someone hammering on/at (= hitting loudly and repeatedly) the front door. [I](figurative) Poor Mark's been hammering away (at his homework) (= working without stopping and with a lot of effort) all weekend and he still hasn't finished. [I](figurative) He hammered (= kicked with a lot of force) the ball into the net, giving France a 3-2 win over Italy. [T]If you hammer something home you make certain it is understood by expressing it clearly and strongly.The advertising campaign will try to hammer home the message that excessive drinking is a health risk.If you hammer something in or if you hammer something into someone, you force someone to understand something by repeating it a lot.I always had it hammered into me that you shouldn't lie or steal.