piledriver

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See also: pile driver

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pile +‎ driver.

Noun

piledriver (plural piledrivers)

  1. Alternative spelling of pile driver (mechanical device)
  2. (professional wrestling) 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. (soccer) A very hard shot.
    • 2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC:
      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. A very powerful punch.
    • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 203:
      It was a physical reaction, the urge to punch Haddow, to land a piledriver right between his eyes.