Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put the hammer down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: put the ham-mer -down
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.

Example Sentences

"I says, "Pig Pen this here's the Rubber Duck and I'm about to put the hammer down.""
"She always put the top up and the hammer down."

Inflected Forms

puts the hammer down (present, singular) putting the hammer down (participle, present)

Synonyms

lay the hammer down

Questions

What does put the hammer down mean?: To drive quickly; to step on the accelerator.

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