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putting the hammer down

putting the hammer down is the present participle and gerund of put the hammer down.

Meaning of put the hammer down

Verb

put the hammer down (third-person singular simple present puts the hammer down, present participle putting the hammer down, simple past and past participle put the hammer down)

  1. (idiomatic) To drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.
    • I says, "Pig Pen this here's the Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down."1975, C. W. McCall, Convoy

Questions about putting the hammer down

What is putting the hammer down the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the hammer down is the present participle and gerund of put the hammer down.

Words near putting the hammer down in the dictionary

  1. putting the dead wood on
  2. putting the fear of God into
  3. putting the finger on
  4. putting the frighteners on someone
  5. putting the genie back in the bottle
  6. putting the hammer down
  7. putting the heat on
  8. putting the herd on someone
  9. putting the kibosh on
  10. putting the kybosh on
  11. putting the last hand to

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