piledriver
piledriver Lexical Profile
piledriver Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A heavy mechanical device used in construction to drive poles or piles into the ground to provide foundation support for buildings, bridges, or piers.
"The rhythmic pounding of the piledriver echoed across the harbor as crews constructed the new pier."
A professional wrestling maneuver in which an wrestler grasps an opponent upside down and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent's head toward the mat.
"The crowd gasped when the challenger executed a dramatic piledriver in the center of the ring."
A very forceful, powerful blow, shot, or hit, especially in sports.
"The midfielder unleashed a twenty-yard piledriver that flew straight into the top corner of the net."
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