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hammer on

VERB

accelerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool

WEAK

fire up lay a patch lay rubber make tracks nail it peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

Example Sentences

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Now, as this Norse god drops the hammer on opponents, Norwegians can’t get enough of him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Issues crept in with a doji candle on Feb. 18, which preceded a decline into the April lows before a bullish hammer on April 21 offered a compelling risk/reward long setup.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

If courts don’t drop the hammer on this stuff and start seriously considering civil and criminal contempt, I don’t know what can stop these lies.

From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025

His body was recovered from the Atlantic days after the disaster and among his possessions was an 18 carat gold Jules Jurgensen pocket watch that will go under the hammer on 22 November.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

It clanged like a hammer on a bell.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

hammer on

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