pile driver
Heavy construction hammer
A pile driver is a machine that hammers large posts (piles) into the ground to create foundations for buildings, bridges, and other structures.
The term extends to anything that delivers powerful, repeated blows—a boxer's pile-driver punch, a wrestler's pile-driver move that drives an opponent headfirst into the mat.
In sex slang, pile driver describes a position or vigorous thrusting.
Forceful contact or consequence
- percussionSound through impact
- blowMove air forcefully
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- thudDull impact noise
pound · ram · drop · penetration · repetition · cycle · stroke · rebound
Underlying support structure
- cofferdamWatertight enclosure for underwater construction
- caissonWatertight underwater enclosure
- shoringTemporary structural support
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
- percussionSound through impact
- blowMove air forcefully
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
thud · pound · ram · drop · penetration · repetition · cycle · stroke · rebound · resistance
foundation
Underlying support structure
- cofferdamWatertight enclosure for underwater construction
- caissonWatertight underwater enclosure
- shoringTemporary structural support
retaining wall · pier · abutment · dock · wharf · bridge · contractor · site
hammer
Tool for striking nails
rig · leads · anvil · cushion · helmet · mandrel · follower · spotter · operator · winch
move
Change location or act
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
slam · drop · impact · ring · opponent · elevation · Tombstone · powerbomb · professional wrestling · sports entertainment
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- construction equipmentbackhoe, bulldozer, excavator, crane, forklift
- construction soundsdrilling, hammering, sawing, jackhammer, bulldozer
- construction workersconstruction worker, laborer, foreman, site foreman, site supervisor
- tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, welder, mason
pile driverhand tool
Unpowered gripped device
small · light · tack hammer · manual tool · miniature
drive, pile, driven, driver, driving, drove, piled, piles, drives