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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. Anish Yadav:

    My house is about 10 by 15 feet and the floor is made of dirt, in that soil, we have hammered down wooden poles. We tie them together and then cover it with plastic sheets. If there is a cyclone or a strong wind, it will be uprooted entirely.

  2. Petr Krpata:

    The Norwegian crown is the least liquid currency in the G10 space so when a crisis hits, it gets hammered. So the improvement in dollar funding has already started manifesting itself in the crown, which has rallied sharply so far this week.

  3. Aaron David Miller:

    He is going to be hammered -- and he already is on the campaign trail by Republicans who argue, 'See, Mr. President, you identified this as a JV organization, you are risk averse. What if this had been an American aircraft?

  4. Sean McElwee:

    She had an actual campaign strategy that revolved around ICE, and it was very smart, because( incumbent Rep. Joe) Crowley was weak on immigration and she knew that he would never be able to get where he needed to be to win that primary, so she just hammered him on it. She didn't shy away from saying it. She put it in her ads. She ran on the issue. She challenged him in the debate. I think' Abolish ICE' is where it is today because of her leadership.

  5. Japanese Proverb:

    The nail that sticks out is hammered down.

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