noun
1 noise
ADJECTIVE
▪ loud
▪ constant , incessant
VERB + HAMMERING
▪ hear
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at , ~ on
▪
a loud ~ on the door
2 ( BrE , informal ) very bad defeat
ADJECTIVE
▪ real
VERB + HAMMERING
▪ give sb
▪ take
▪
They took a real ~ at the hands of their opponents.