to hammer
verb/ɐmɐɾtɨˈlaɾ/low
a·mar·te·lar
Definitions
1To hit repeatedly with a hammer.
The blacksmith began to hammer the red-hot iron.
The noise of hammering the nail echoed through the workshop.
Common collocations
to hammer ironto hammer a nail
2To bother or insist with someone in a repetitive and annoying way.
Stop pestering me with that same issue!
He pestered the boss until he got an answer.
Common collocations
to pester someone
Etymology
Do prefixo 'a-' + 'martelo' (do latim 'martellus') + sufixo '-ar'.