Hammer In (Verb)
Meaning
Teach by drills and repetition.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- The martial arts instructor repeated the movements until they could hammer in the proper technique to the new students.
- Using flashcards and quizzes helped to hammer in key dates for the history exam.
- Through constant practice and positive reinforcement, the coach hoped to hammer in the winning mentality to her team.
- The piano teacher instructed her student to practice the difficult passage 10 times each day to hammer in the correct fingering.
- The driving instructor took his student to an empty parking lot to hammer in the fundamentals of parallel parking.