outhammer

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verb

To hammer more or harder than.

OriginEnglish hammer ← Middle English ut- ← Old English ūt- →
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Meanings

verbouthammer (third-person singular simple present outhammers, present participle outhammering, simple past and past participle outhammered)

present singular third person outhammers · participle present outhammering · participle past outhammered · past outhammered

  1. transitiveTo hammer more or harder than.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishhammer
  8. Englishouthammer

From out- + hammer.

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APA

outhammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outhammer

MLA

“outhammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outhammer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outhammer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outhammer.

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