hammer down

hammer down

To use a hammer to fix something in place or make it even with the area around it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hammer" and "down." Hey, hammer down these tiles before someone trips! They're predicting high winds, so I better go out and hammer down that tarp. We're almost done with the deck, we just have a few more planks to hammer down.

See also: down, hammer

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hammer something down

to pound something down even with the surrounding surface. Hammer all the nails down so that none of them will catch on someone's shoe. Hammer down all these nails!

See also: down, hammer

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