pile driver

noun

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.

Origin of pile driver

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby pile driver

pileate, pileated, pileated woodpecker, pile cap, piled, pile driver, pile into, pileolated, pileolated warbler, pile-on, pileous

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Example sentences from the Web for pile driver

Then the Dutchman found the range, and sent his pile-driver fist into Frog-Mouth's jaw.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
The river borings were all wash-borings made from a pile-driver boat.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910|Alfred Noble
They felt blindly through the rain in the direction of the lights on the tug and pile-driver.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
They seemed to be working with fury, but then, so does a pile-driver until you get the simplicity of it.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber

But his blood was up, and laying the cracker upon a log, he brought the butt of his gun down upon it like a pile-driver.
Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6)|John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for pile driver

pile-driver

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pile driver
释义	pile driver noun 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. Origin of pile driver First recorded in 1765–75 Words nearby pile driver pileate, pileated, pileated woodpecker, pile cap, piled, pile driver, pile into, pileolated, pileolated warbler, pile-on, pileous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pile driver Then the Dutchman found the range, and sent his pile-driver fist into Frog-Mouth's jaw. The Spell of the White Sturgeon\|James Arthur Kjelgaard The river borings were all wash-borings made from a pile-driver boat. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910\|Alfred Noble They felt blindly through the rain in the direction of the lights on the tug and pile-driver. The Blazed Trail\|Stewart Edward White They seemed to be working with fury, but then, so does a pile-driver until you get the simplicity of it. Fanny Herself\|Edna Ferber But his blood was up, and laying the cracker upon a log, he brought the butt of his gun down upon it like a pile-driver. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6)\|John McElroy British Dictionary definitions for pile driver pile-driver noun 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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