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hammered
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
hammered
(adjective)
hammer
(verb)
hammered
/
ˈ
hæmɚd/
adjective
hammered
/
ˈ
hæmɚd/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HAMMERED
not used before a noun
[
more hammered; most hammered
]
slang
:
very drunk
They got/were
hammered
last night.
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