to hammer / to work out
verb/mɐ.ˈʎaɾ/medium
ma·lhar
Definition
To hit forcefully and repeatedly, usually with a hammer or heavy object; to exercise intensively at the gym.
The blacksmith hammered the red-hot iron on the anvil.
He goes to the gym every day to work out hard.
Common collocations
to hammer ironto work out hardto pound on
Idiomatic expressions
- to hammer away (to work hard)
Etymology
Do latim 'malleare' (bater com martelo).