n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ham · mered ; ham · mer · ing \ ' ha-m ə r-i ŋ , ' ham-ri ŋ \
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : to strike blows especially repeatedly with or as if with a hammer : POUND
2 : to make repeated efforts especially : to reiterate an opinion or attitude <the lectures all hammer ed away at the same points>
transitive verb
1 a : to beat, drive, or shape with repeated blows of a hammer b : to fasten or build with a hammer
2 : to strike or drive with a force suggesting a hammer blow or repeated blows < hammer ed the ball over the fence> <tried to hammer me into submission>
3 : to criticize severely
– ham · mer · er \ ' ha-m ə r- ə r \ noun