[ˈhamə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails

- a metal ball of about 7 kg attached to a wire for throwing in an athletic contest



Phrases:
- hammer and tongs
- under the hammer

Origin:
Old English hamor, hamer, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch hamer, German Hammer, and Old Norse hamarr ‘rock’. The original sense was probably ‘stone tool’

[ˈhamə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- hit or beat (something) repeatedly with a hammer or similar object
(e.g: he hammered the tack in)

- attack or criticize forcefully and relentlessly
(e.g: he got hammered for an honest mistake)

- beat down the price of (a stock)
(e.g: sceptical investors hammered the computer company's stock)

- declare (a person or company) a defaulter
(e.g: Willis was hammered in the recession)


Phrases:
- hammer and tongs
- under the hammer

Origin:
Old English hamor, hamer, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch hamer, German Hammer, and Old Norse hamarr ‘rock’. The original sense was probably ‘stone tool’

[ˈhamə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a British film company (full name Hammer Film Productions) founded in 1948, known especially for its horror films


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