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Meaning of the word hammered in English

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hammered

US /ˈhæm.ɚd/
UK /ˈhæm.əd/
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Adjective

1.

drunk

Example:
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He got completely hammered at the party last night.
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After a few beers, she was pretty hammered.
Synonym:
drunk intoxicated inebriated wasted plastered
2.

severely defeated or beaten

Example:
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Our team got completely hammered in the final game.
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The stock market was hammered by the news.
Synonym:
defeated beaten crushed trounced overwhelmed

Verb

1.

to hit or strike repeatedly with or as if with a hammer

Example:
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He hammered the nail into the wood.
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The blacksmith hammered the hot metal into shape.
Synonym:
strike pound beat hit smash
2.

to criticize or attack severely

Example:
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The critics hammered the new movie.
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The opposition party hammered the government's new policy.
Synonym:
criticize attack condemn denounce lambaste
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hammer hammer out claw hammer hammer throw hammer away at be/go at it hammer and tongs