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hammering up

hammering up is the present participle and gerund of hammer up.

Meaning of hammer up

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.

Questions about hammering up

What is hammering up the present participle and gerund of?
Hammering up is the present participle and gerund of hammer up.

Words near hammering up in the dictionary

  1. hammerin'
  2. hammering
  3. hammering away
  4. hammering home
  5. hammering out
  6. hammering up
  7. hammeringly
  8. hammerings
  9. hammerkop
  10. hammerkops
  11. Hammerle

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