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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“It’s a huge, huge win for a grassroots movement that never raised a dollar and just hammered the truth,” Linas said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The attacks have hammered the U.A.E.’s air traffic, tourism and property market, and have led to a wave of furloughs and layoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Exactly why shares are getting hammered is hard to say.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
The AI “scare trade” hammered software names and professional-services companies earlier this year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
The Allied bombers also hammered away at Germany’s industrial centers, bombing cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, Leipzig, and Essen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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