"hammer away" meaning in All languages combined

See hammer away on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: hammers away [present, singular, third-person], hammering away [participle, present], hammered away [participle, past], hammered away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hammer away (third-person singular simple present hammers away, present participle hammering away, simple past and past participle hammered away)
  1. (intransitive) To continue discussing or trying to solve. [with at ‘a subject or problem’] Tags: intransitive

Inflected forms

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          "continue",
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        [
          "discuss",
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        [
          "try",
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        [
          "solve",
          "solve"
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        "(intransitive) To continue discussing or trying to solve. [with at ‘a subject or problem’]"
      ],
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    }
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      "form": "hammered away",
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    },
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          "discuss",
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        [
          "try",
          "try"
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          "solve",
          "solve"
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        "(intransitive) To continue discussing or trying to solve. [with at ‘a subject or problem’]"
      ],
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