Meaning & use
hammer
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A hand tool with a heavy head used for driving nails, breaking objects, or forging metal.
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He grabbed a hammer from the toolbox to fix the loose shelf.
The blacksmith struck the glowing iron rhythmically with his hammer.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "to hammer" can mean to strike repeatedly or, figuratively, to criticize someone harshly, as in "hammered in the press."
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To strike repeatedly, or figuratively, to criticize or defeat decisively.
Critics hammered the film for its weak script.
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