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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—Asian tech stocks were hammered by concerns over heavy spending in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Before the war, there were no charges for transit through the passageway, and the shipping lanes were the same that Iran and Oman hammered out in the 1960s.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
“Instead, he hammered home a strict, orthodox message on inflation with a strong commitment to price stability.”
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
He hammered Grossman with questions about whether his wife had been drinking and racing with Erickson the night that she struck the boys with her Mercedes SUV at what experts testified was nearly 73 mph.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Toby shot out of the car and hammered on her door.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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