pile driver

See also: piledriver

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Noun

pile driver (plural pile drivers)

  1. A machine for forcing a pile, a long beam, into the ground as part of the construction of a foundation; usually by raising a weight and then dropping it on the beam.
  2. A person or thing who hits or attacks forcefully or powerfully.
    She scored a goal with a pile driver from the edge of the penalty box

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Adjective

pile driver (not comparable)

  1. Forceful.
    The champ ended the boxing match with a pile driver blow to his opponent’s jaw.

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