pile driver
noun
plural pile drivers
1
a
: a machine for driving piles (see pile entry 1 sense 1) into the ground
b
: a person who operates a pile driver
2
usually piledriver
or pile-driver plural piledrivers or pile-drivers, British, informal
: a forceful hit or kick (as of a ball)
hit a pile-driver into the net from 20 yards out
3
usually piledriver
or less commonly pile-driver
: a wrestling move in which a wrestler seizes an opponent and drops to the floor driving the opponent headfirst into the mat
The turning point of the match took place when Garcia executed a picturesque piledriver on Casanova.—Justin Barrasso
piledrive
verb, transitive + intransitive
or pile drive
or less commonly pile-drive
pile-drived or pile-drove
ˈpī(-ə)l-ˌdrōv
also pile drove or piledrived or piledrove or pile drived; pile-driven
ˈpī(-ə)l-ˌdri-vən
or pile driven also piledriven; pile-driving also pile driving or piledriving; piledrives also pile drives or pile-drives
piledrive an opponent
Skinner started his career pile driving back in 1979 …
—Surrey (British Columbia) Now-Leader
(figurative)
pile-drived the competition
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“Pile driver.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20driver. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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