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| Main Entry: |
hammer away/hammer into
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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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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