Hammer
/ˈhæmər/
Definitions
- (n.) A tool with a heavy metal head used for driving nails or breaking objects.
The carpenter used a hammer to fix the wooden frame.
- (v.) To strike something forcefully with a hammer or similar object.
He hammered the nail into the wall carefully.
- (v.) To impose or enforce something with firmness or insistence, often a rule or a point.
The judge hammered down the sentence without leniency.
Forms
- hammers
- hammered
- hammering
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Commentary
When used in legal contexts, "hammer" often metaphorically refers to enforcing authority or decisions decisively.
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