hammer up
B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To fix something to a wall or surface by hammering nails into it.
Literal meaning: To hammer nails to fix something up against a wall or surface.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To attach something to a wall or surface by hammering nails.
"They hammered up a 'For Sale' sign in the front garden."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Practical, everyday vocabulary used in DIY and construction contexts. Relatively transparent in meaning. Common in British and North American English. Sometimes used figuratively to mean constructing or putting something together quickly.
Commonly used with
poster sign shelf notice board fence
Forms
Base
hammer up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hammers up
he/she/it
Past simple
hammered up
yesterday
Past participle
hammered up
have + pp
-ing form
hammering up
continuous
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