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hammering away

Main Entry:
hammer away/hammer into
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: work hard at
Synonyms: continue, drive home, drub into, drudge, drum into, endeavor, grind into, grind*, impress upon, instruct, keep on, peg away, persevere, persist, plug away, pound away, repeat, stick to, try hard, try repeatedly, work
Main Entry: apply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: work hard
Synonyms: address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn
Main Entry: argue
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: verbally fight
Synonyms: altercate, bandy, battle, bicker, break with, buck, bump heads, contend, cross, cross swords, disagree, dispute, face down, face off, feud, gang up on, get in one's face, go one on one, hammer, hammer away, hash, hash over, hassle, have at each other, have at it, jump, jump on, knock around, lock horns, mix it up, pettifog, pick an argument, put up a fight, put up a struggle, quarrel, quibble, rehash, row, sass, set to, sock it to, squabble, stick it to, talk back, wrangle
Antonyms: agree, harmonize, ignore, overlook
Main Entry: drum into
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make a point strongly
Synonyms: din into, drive home, hammer away, harp on, instill, reiterate
Main Entry: endeavor
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attempt to achieve something
Synonyms: address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture
Notes: an endeavor is a purposeful or industrious undertaking that requires effort; try is an attempt or effort
Antonyms: be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off
Main Entry: fight
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: oppose action, belief
Synonyms: argue, bicker, buck*, buckle down, carry on, combat, conduct, contest, continue, defy, dispute, effect, endure, engage in, exert oneself, fall out, force, further, hammer away, hassle, lay into, light into, maintain, make a stand against, oppose, persevere, persist, prosecute, push forward, put up an argument, repel, resist, row, spare no effort, squabble, stand up to, strive, struggle, support, take on, take pains, tangle with, toil on, travail, traverse, uphold, wage, withstand, wrangle
Antonyms: agree, believe, support, uphold
Main Entry: keep one's nose to the grindstone
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: work doggedly
Synonyms: hammer away, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, put one's nose to the grindstone, struggle on, wade through, work hard
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