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Definition of Hammer out
1. Verb. Discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement. "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"
Definition of Hammer out
1. Verb. To come to an agreement after much arguing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hammer Out
Literary usage of Hammer out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From the First Shot: A Picture History of the Great Waredited by Hannah White edited by Hannah White (1918)
"... Witt they hammer out a victory? French soldier-blacksmiths at the forge in a
wrecked smithy in the village of Verdun ... hammer out ..."
2. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"To hammer out a litte (compose with difficulty), marteler un vers. ... nous nous
sommes efforcés de les lui mettre dans l'esprit. To hammer out ..."
3. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"To hammer out a line (compote with difficulty), marteler un vers. ... lui mettre
dans l'esprit - To hammer out words, prononcer les mots avec difficulté; ..."
4. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"Battre à coups de marteau; (of nails), chasser à coups de marteau; marteler.
To hammer out a line (compose have endeavored to hammer something into his head ..."
5. The Tyro's Dictionary, Latin and English: Comprehending the More Usual by John Mair, David Phineas Adams (1809)
"... to beat, to hammer out. ... Contusio, onis. f. a bruising, a blunting, a
contusion. Extundo. to beat, thump, or hammer out. ..."
6. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1892)
"He sent his son to a smithy to hammer out arrowheads, to forge spears. The laddie
went to the smithy, makes arrows, hammers out blunt arrowheads, ..."
7. Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Strategies: Reducing Supply And Demand (1993)
"However, that term was never formally defined, and federal agencies trying to
hammer out working definitions found the experience of defining the term ..."
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