1. plural of hammer; tools with heavy heads used for hitting nails or breaking things

1. third person singular present of hammer; hits repeatedly with a hammer or similar tool
2. hits or strikes forcefully and repeatedly
3. criticizes severely or repeatedly
Usage: informal

Examples

• The carpenter keeps his hammers in the toolbox.
• She hammers the nail into the wall.
• Rain hammers against the windows during the storm.
• The coach hammers the team about their poor performance.
• He hammers away at the metal to shape it.
• The blacksmith hammers the hot iron on the anvil.
• The critic hammers the new movie in his review.