Hammer out

Verb

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.VerbTo flatten and shape (metal) by hammering.

"A smith hammers out iron on an anvil."

2.VerbTo create (something) by hammering metal; to repair (something made of metal that has become bent or dented) by hammering.

"I watched a tinsmith hammer out a funnel.; The fender was so badly damaged that it couldn’t be hammered out."

3.VerbTo remove (something tightly in place) by hammering.

"The bolt wouldn’t budge so she tried hammering it out."

4.VerbTo produce (a sound or signal) by hammering.

"The kids are forever hammering out “Heart and Soul” on the piano."

5.VerbTo type (something) on a keyboard.

6.VerbTo create or develop (an idea, plan, piece of writing, etc.) with effort.

"It took me all night to hammer out the first draft of my essay."

7.VerbTo come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict.

"Two years after the flood, my lawyer managed to hammer out a settlement with my insurance company over the damages."