(slang) A heavy defeat.
(slang) A heavy defeat.
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A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.
Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.
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Slang for beating someone up, delivering a serious defeat, or physically or metaphorically destroying an opponent. To hammer someone up is to go beyond a simple win — it implies dominance, force, and leaving them worse for wear. Used in fighting contexts but also extended to sport, competition, or any situation where someone gets thoroughly outclassed and roughed up.
(slang) To harm, defeat or beat up (someone).
Slang meaning to physically beat up, harm, or decisively defeat someone. The term draws on 'hammer' as a verb meaning to hit repeatedly and hard, with 'up' as an intensifier suggesting thoroughness and completion. It is used in both literal (physical fight) and metaphorical (competitive defeat) contexts, sitting in a register of informal, direct, slightly aggressive speech. The 'up' signals finality -- the job is done.
What about them? They weren't gonna be part of your protest or strike or hammering down someone's door anyway. History is full of revolutions that happened while people went about their business or didn't do shit.
“😅 I'm a lot less fussy. West Ham win and a hammering in Budapest for me!”
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A period of being beaten or hammered.
Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough.
“It’s easy to assume the Dems won’t do anything but losing black representation is an existential threat to the party so they need to be hammering this”
“What about them? They weren't gonna be part of your protest or strike or hammering down someone's door anyway. History is full of revolutions that happened while people went about their business or didn't do shit.”
“THIS. And the day keeps hammering the speed up pedal. You blink and it’s 4 months later.”
“That's not incremental innovation. That's a 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐩. And they did it at 1200 BCE. While the rest of the world was still hammering bronze. ⚗️ x.com/GemsOfINDOL...”
“Dear Roofing Company Your employees keep hammering to the tune of "A Shave and A Haircut" AND THEY DON'T FINISH THE TWO BIT IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY”
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Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.