as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
He turned down another beer to avoid getting hammered.
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as in drew
to shape with a hammer
medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs
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as in smacked
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
hammer a nail hammered the ball for a home run
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as in pounded
to strike repeatedly
tried hammering the door to wake them up the crops were hammered with hail
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as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over
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Recent Examples of hammered
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
This set includes two, 32-ounce glass Mason jars in a stunning rose color, complete with a subtle hammered texture.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2025
Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
But my sister and I hammered that album.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
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Adjective
There is more to music than that which can be played on the hammered dulcimer.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
This set includes two, 32-ounce glass Mason jars in a stunning rose color, complete with a subtle hammered texture.
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Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2025
Verb
Her heart hammered away, her eyes flickered, and her voice grew tiny and plaintive.
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Will MacKin,
New Yorker,
28 June 2026
But my sister and I hammered that album.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
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Supergirl is a jaded punk-rock youngster who has a cool dog and gets drunk to cope with past trauma.
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Ouch, Carter falling drunk off his horse.
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That includes Algeria, which drew its last match in KC to advance.
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Wiley's death drew national attention and prompted demonstrations in Senatobia, a small city in northern Mississippi about 40 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee.
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Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
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Curtis Mead smacked a pinch two-run homer to give Washington a 4-3 lead in the sixth.
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Dansby Swanson hit three home runs, including a grand slam, Michael Conforto homered twice and the Chicago Cubs pounded the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.
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Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
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Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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On the personal side, Beth and Rip both attempt to connect with Carter in last week’s episode after his drunken acts in episode 7.
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The two previously forged a bond while spending time together in London during the pandemic in 2020.
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So Continental Army leadership forged ahead on the last, short, dark day of 1775.
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Some of them slapped strict limits on all gas stations; in others, gas station chains limited how much fuel could be bought.
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Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
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“Hammered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hammered. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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