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hamra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hammer noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.

Senses

hamra is used for these senses in English:

  • hammer To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
  • hammer home (idiomatic) To repeatedly or continually emphasise (an opinion or idea) until or so that a person or group of people understands it.

hammer — full definition

  1. noun A hand tool with a heavy head, used for driving nails, breaking things apart, or shaping metal.
  2. verb To strike something repeatedly, whether with an actual hammer, a fist, or figuratively with words.
  3. verb To defeat someone decisively, or to put heavy strain on a system.

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