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piledriver

piledriver noun: a very hard shot. Also the alternative form of pile driver.

Noun

piledriver (plural piledrivers)

  1. A very hard shot.
    • United did not dwell on the decision and Nani had a left-foot piledriver fended wide by Friedel, who is now the oldest player in Villa's history at 39 years and 259 days.2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC
  2. A move in which the wrestler applies a front waist lock, then drives the opponent's head into the mat by falling to his knees or backside.
  3. (figuratively) A very powerful punch.
    • It was a physical reaction, the urge to punch Haddow, to land a piledriver right between his eyes.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 203

Also used as

piledriver is also the alternative form of pile driver.

Forms of piledriver

pluralpiledrivers
alternative formpile driver

Origin of piledriver

From pile + driver.

Questions about piledriver

What does piledriver mean?
Piledriver means a very hard shot.
What part of speech is piledriver?
Piledriver is a noun.
What is the plural of piledriver?
The plural of piledriver is piledrivers.

Words near piledriver in the dictionary

  1. piled out
  2. piled Pelion on Ossa
  3. piled up
  4. piledrive
  5. piledriven
  6. piledriver
  7. piledrivers
  8. piledrives
  9. piledriving
  10. piledrove
  11. Pileggi

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