hammer
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Sense: Noun: implement
Synonyms:
mallet, gavel, sledgehammer, ball-peen hammer, claw hammer, machinist's hammer, bone hammer, air hammer, war hammer
Sense: Verb: pound
Synonyms:
pound Collocations, strike Collocations, hit Collocations, bash Collocations, smack Collocations, whack Collocations, thwack , thump Collocations, slam Collocations, beat Collocations, bang Collocations, knock Collocations, sock Collocations , clobber , bludgeon, pummel
Sense: Verb: criticize - informal
Synonyms:
criticize Collocations, criticise , rail on, ream out, lambast, lambaste, berate, chew out , put down, chastise, censure, reproach, crucify, rebuke Collocations, take sb to task, lay into