pile driver
a machine for driving piles, usually composed of a tall framework in which either a weight is raised and dropped on a pile head or in which a steam hammer drives the pile.
a person who operates such a machine.
a person who hits or attacks forcefully or powerfully.
Wrestling. a move whereby an opponent is turned upside down and slammed headfirst to the mat.
British Sports. a powerful stroke, hit, kick, etc.
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How to use pile driver in a sentence
He took the left one and, with a pile driver of a mule kick, almost ripped it off its hinges.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah | Patrick Robinson | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd there that human hippopotamus stood jumping up and down while he mashed me into the mud like a mole under a pile-driver.
The Iron Puddler | James J. DavisThe esteemed fellow-citizen was busy down at the waterside, with a big pile-driver repairing the landing-stage.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias NilsenIf you are building a pretentious structure the piles may be driven with the ordinary pile-driver.
Shelters, Shacks and Shanties | D.C. BeardIf holes are bored in the weight of this toy pile-driver, it is made more effective.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. Moore
The pile driver could be used within 16 minutes after its arrival at any point.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict Crowell
British Dictionary definitions for pile-driver
a machine that drives piles into the ground either by repeatedly allowing a heavy weight to fall on the head of the pile or by using a steam hammer
informal a forceful punch or kick
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