hammer
noun
1 noun toolcasúr masc1 a hammer attack ionsaí le casúrair hammer aerchasúr masc1, aerord masc1hammer head ceann casúir 2 noun MUS part of bell or pianocasúr masc1 Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun ANAT in earcasúirín masc4 mailléas masc1 4 noun part of guncasúr masc1 5 noun ATH in field sportord masc1 throwing the hammer caitheamh an oirdshe came first in the hammer fuair sí an chéad áit i gcaitheamh an oird
verb
6 verb strike with hammer TRANSITIVEbuail le casúrlasc le casúrhe hammered the nails into the wood bhuail sé na tairní isteach san adhmad le casúrthe gold was hammered into sheets rinneadh bileoga den ór le casúr 7 verb strike, pound TRANSITIVEbuail verb gread verb lasc verb they were hammering the tables with their fists bhí siad ag bualadh na dtáblaí lena ndoirne
INTRANSITIVEbuail verb gread verb lasc verb the rain was hammering against the window bhí an fhearthainn ag bualadh in aghaidh na fuinneoige, bhí an bháisteach ag lascadh na fuinneoige, bhí an bháisteach ag gleadhradh ar an bhfuinneogshe felt her heart hammering mhothaigh sí a croí ag bualadh go tréan
8 verb SPOR hit ball hard TRANSITIVEhe hammered the ball into the net lasc sé an pheil isteach san eangach, thiomáin sé an liathróid isteach san eangach 9 verb informal SPOR defeat TRANSITIVEgreasáil a bhualadh ar Ireland hammered France thug Éire greasáil don Fhrainc, bhuaigh Éire caoch ar an bhFrainc 10 verb informal charge high rate TRANSITIVEI was hammered for a huge tax bill gearradh bille ollmhór cánach orm, buaileadh bille mór millteach cánach orm 11 verb informal criticise TRANSITIVEto hammer sb/sth sciolladh a dhéanamh ar dhuine/rud, duine/rud a cháineadh go géarthe film got hammered cáineadh an scannán go géar 12 verb force message TRANSITIVEbuail isteach tiomáin isteachlasc isteachto hammer sth into sth rud a bhualadh isteach i rud, rud a thiomáint isteach i rud, rud a dhingeadh isteach i rudmaths was hammered into me at school buaileadh an mhatamaitic isteach ionam ar scoil 13 verb informal drive fast TRANSITIVEtiomáin ar nós na gaoithetiomáin ar luas lasrach he was hammering down the motorway bhí sé ag tiomáint síos an mótarbhealach ar nós na gaoithe, bhí sé ag tiomáint leis ar cosa in airde síos an mótarbhealach