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hammer away

hammer away verb: to continue discussing or trying to solve.

Verb

hammer away (third-person singular simple present hammers away, present participle hammering away, simple past and past participle hammered away)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue discussing or trying to solve.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hammer, away.

Forms of hammer away

third-person singular presenthammers away
present participlehammering away
past participlehammered away
pasthammered away

Questions about hammer away

What does hammer away mean?
Hammer away means to continue discussing or trying to solve.
What part of speech is hammer away?
Hammer away is a verb.
What is the past tense of hammer away?
The past tense of hammer away is hammered away.

Words near hammer away in the dictionary

  1. Hammens
  2. hammer
  3. hammer and anvil
  4. hammer and sickle
  5. hammer and tongs
  6. hammer away
  7. hammer beam
  8. hammer beam roof
  9. hammer beam truss
  10. hammer beams
  11. hammer bench

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