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Hammering

adj, noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A period of being beaten or hammered. countable, uncountable

    "Repeated hammerings by the smith thin the metal and make it tough."

  2. 2
    the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) wordnet
  3. 3
    A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A heavy defeat. countable, slang, uncountable

    "Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hammer form-of, gerund, participle, present

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