hammered
Americanadjective
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shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer.
a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.
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Slang. extremely intoxicated from alcoholic liquor or a drug.
On the weekends we usually get hammered.
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The result was a selloff in both stocks and bonds that hammered investors.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
Intensive talks between the two companies have been ongoing for more than a year, and they hammered out a formal deal in recent months, these people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The sector continues to be hammered by fears that AI tools will take market share of the enterprise software market.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Then the climate got warmer, and along came Hurricane Irma in 2017, which hammered the Ridge.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
His pulse hammered in him and he was confused.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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