hammered

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hammered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hammer \Ham"mer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hammered (-m[~e]rd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Hammering.]
     1. To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to
        hammer iron.
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     2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
        "Hammered money." --Dryden.
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     3. To form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor;
        -- usually with out.
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              Who was hammering out a penny dialogue. --Jeffry.
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hammered - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hammered
      adj 1: shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer
             marks; "a bowl of hammered brass"