hammer
verb [I or T, usually + adv/prep] (HIT WITH FORCE) /ˈhæm.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
› to hit or kick something with a lot of force: I was woken up suddenly by the sound of someone hammering on/at the front door. He hammered the ball into the net, giving France a 3–2 win over Italy.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing pain
(Definition of hammer verb (HIT WITH FORCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bashing suffix (HIT)
- a bunch of fives idiom
- a rap on/over the knuckles idiom
- battered adjective (HIT)
- battering noun
- butt verb
- deck verb (HIT)
- head-butt verb
- kick noun (HIT)
- kick verb
- knock sb's block off idiom
- licking noun (PUNISHMENT)
- pound verb
- put the boot in idiom
- swing noun (SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT)
- swipe verb (HIT)
- thump noun
- thump verb
- whack noun (HIT)
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