Hammered

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hammer \Ham"mer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hammered} (-m[~e]rd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Hammering}.]
     1. To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to
        hammer iron.
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     2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
        "Hammered money." --Dryden.
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     3. To form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor;
        -- usually with out.
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              Who was hammering out a penny dialogue. --Jeffry.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hammered
       adj : shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer
             marks; "a bowl of hammered brass"