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noun
A period of being beaten or hammered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A heavy defeat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of hammer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hammer, pound, pounding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blow
History
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