verb

1. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.

   “Tony hammered on the door to try to get him to open.”

2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.

3. To emphasize a point repeatedly.

Synonyms: pound

noun

1. A period of being beaten or hammered.

   “Hearing a hammering on the door, I ran downstairs to open it.”

2. A dented appearance on silverware, produced by successive blows of a hammer.

3. A heavy defeat.