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piledriver

noun

Etymology

From pile + driver.

  1. inherited from drivere
  2. compounded as piledriver — “pile + driver”

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of pile driver (mechanical device)

  2. A move in which the wrestler applies a front waist lock, then drives the opponent's head…

    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. 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.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A very powerful punch.

      • It was a physical reaction, the urge to punch Haddow, to land a piledriver right between his eyes.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA