hammer out

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To flatten and shape (metal) by hammering. (transitive) · A smith hammers out iron on an anvil.
To create (something) by hammering metal; to repair (something made of metal that has become bent or dented) by hammering. (transitive) · I watched a tinsmith hammer out a funnel.· The fender was so badly damaged that it couldn’t be hammered out.
To remove (something tightly in place) by hammering. (transitive) · The bolt wouldn’t budge so she tried hammering it out.
To produce (a sound or signal) by hammering. (transitive) · The kids are forever hammering out “Heart and Soul” on the piano.
To type (something) on a keyboard. (transitive)
To create or develop (an idea, plan, piece of writing, etc.) with effort. (figuratively, transitive) · It took me all night to hammer out the first draft of my essay.
To come to (a difficult agreement or settlement) after much arguing and conflict. (figuratively, transitive) · Two years after the flood, my lawyer managed to hammer out a settlement with my insurance company over the damages.

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