adj, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of hammer form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been hit with a hammer or hammer-like object.
2. 2
   very drunk; inebriated. Canada, UK, slang

   "‘Yeah, sorry about that, I was hammered.’"

Adjective

1. 1
   shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

befuddledbesottedbibulousblind drunkblottobosky

Antonyms

All antonyms

sober

Example

More examples

"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down."

Related phrases

hammered and sickledhammered dulcimer

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