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   hammer

   /ˈhamə/

   noun

   • 1. a tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.
   • ▪ a machine with a metal block for giving a heavy blow to something.
   • ▪ an auctioneer's gavel, tapped to indicate a sale.
   • ▪ a part of a mechanism that hits another part to make it work, such as one exploding the charge in a gun or one striking the strings of a piano.
   • 2. a metal ball of about 7 kg attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest.
   • ▪ the sport of throwing a hammer.
   • 3. another term for malleus

   verb

   • 1. hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object: "he hammered the tack in" Similar beatforgeshapeformmouldfashionmake
   • ▪ strike or knock at or on something violently with one's hand or with a hammer or other object: "she hammered on his door" Similar batterpummelbeatbangpoundstrikehitknock onthump oncudgelbludgeonclubpeltassailthwackinformal:bashwallopclobberwhack
   • ▪ strike (a ball, puck, etc.) very hard: "Maclean was presented with a great chance but he hammered the ball over the bar from 10 yards" Similar batterpummelbeatbangpoundstrikehitknock onthump oncudgelbludgeonclubpeltassailthwackinformal:bashwallopclobberwhack
   • 2. attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly: informal "he got hammered for an honest mistake" Similar criticizecensureattackcondemncastigatechastiselambastpilloryreprimandrebukeadmonishremonstrate withtake to taskhaul over the coalsberatereproachreproveinformal:knockslamlay intoroastcaneblastbawl outdress downcarpetslateslag offmonsterrollickchew outream outpummelcut upbagrare:excoriateobjurgatereprehendOpposite praise
   • ▪ utterly defeat in a game or contest: "they hammered St Mirren 4–0" Similar trouncedefeatbeatbeat hollowworstbestoverwhelmroutannihilatebring someone to their kneesinformal:thrashclobberlickdemolishslaughtermurderpastepounddrubgive someone a drubbingwipe the floor withtake to the cleanersrun rings roundwalk all overmake mincemeat ofturn something inside outstuffmarmalizeshellaccreamskunkblow outownOpposite lose to
   • 3. beat down the price of (a stock): informal "sceptical investors hammered the computer company's stock"
   • 4. declare (a person or company) a defaulter: "Willis was hammered in the recession"

   Word Origin Old Englishhamor, hamer, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch hamer, German Hammer, and Old Norse hamarr ‘rock’. The original sense was probably ‘stone tool’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hammerless adjective
   • 2. hammerer noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. Olympics schedule

   All times in EDT | Last updated on July 19, 2024

   Thu, August 011:30 am	AthleticsMen's 20km Race Walk
   Thu, August 013:20 am	AthleticsWomen's 20km Race Walk
   Fri, August 024:05 am	AthleticsMen's Decathlon 100m

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   • July 26
   • July 27
   • July 28
   • July 29

   All times in EDT | Last updated on July 15, 2024

   1:30 pm	Opening Ceremony

   4:00 am	HockeyGreat Britain vs Spain
   5:00 am	DivingWomen's Synchronised 3m Springboard Final
   5:00 am	SwimmingMen's 100m Breaststroke - Heats

   9:30 am	Rugby SevensPreliminary Phase
   9:30 am	BoxingMen's 57kg - Prelims - Round of 32
   2:15 pm	HockeySouth Africa vs Great Britain

   11:00 am	Table TennisMixed Doubles Semifinal
   11:00 am	HockeyGreat Britain vs Australia
   11:18 am	JudoWomen -57 kg Contest for Bronze Medal A

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