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Definitions for hammered
ˈhæm ərdham·mered

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hammeredadjective

    shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks

    "a bowl of hammered brass"

Wiktionary

  1. hammeredadjective

    drunk

ChatGPT

  1. hammered

    1. In a literal sense, hammered refers to an object that has been beaten or shaped with a hammer. 2. In informal language, it is often used to describe someone who is heavily intoxicated or drunk. 3. In a broader sense, it can also refer to being harshly criticized, heavily defeated or subjected to intense pressure or assault.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hammered

    of Hammer

Wikidata

  1. Hammered

    Hammered is the sixteenth album by the British band Motörhead. Released in 2002, the limited edition of this release included a bonus CD, featuring three tracks and a preview of the Motörhead DVD 25 & Alive Boneshaker.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Hammered

    A stockbroker is said to be “hammered” when he is driven out of the Stock Exchange on account of his failure to meet his liabilities.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hammered in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hammered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hammered in a Sentence

  1. Will Jennings:

    If the Conservatives are serious about removing Prime Minister Boris Johnson, they must also be serious about replacing Prime Minister Boris Johnson with someone who can sincerely relaunch a party that has been in government since 2010, if they do get absolutely hammered at the locals, which is not out of the question and quite common for sitting governments, it would put that new leader immediately on the back foot.

  2. Phil Mickelson:

    I flew it by him 25 yards, i have gotten a lot more speed in the offseason. That really bothered him. So the 14th hole is a dogleg right to left. I guess he really hammered one. I had not played the hole before. I just hit a little stock cut. ... He was 11 yards by me. If that's what it takes to stroke his ego, then that's what it takes. Had I known that he was going to make a big deal about it, I would have swung a fraction harder and put it past him.

  3. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren:

    The middle class is still just getting hammered.

  4. Jeffrey Halley:

    The CAC 40 has a higher concentration of value stocks, which were all hammered in 2020 at the expense of pharma and tech, or growth sectors, the recovery, particularly in the second half of 2021, has flowed through to value sectors. In a rising interest rate and inflation environment, value should outperform.

  5. Charles R. Swindoll:

    A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

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