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hammer up

hammer up verb: to harm, defeat, or beat up (someone).

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To harm, defeat, or beat up (someone).
  2. (slang) To have a firearm on one's person.

Forms of hammer up

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

Questions about hammer up

What does hammer up mean?
Hammer up means to harm, defeat, or beat up (someone).
What part of speech is hammer up?
Hammer up is a verb.
What is the past tense of hammer up?
The past tense of hammer up is hammered up.

Words near hammer up in the dictionary

  1. hammer thrower
  2. hammer throwers
  3. hammer throws
  4. hammer toe
  5. hammer toes
  6. hammer up
  7. hammer-cloth
  8. hammer-cloths
  9. hammer-dressed
  10. hammer-dressing
  11. hammer-harden

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