pile-drivev.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪldrʌɪv/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪlˌdraɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pile n.¹, drive v.

Etymology: < pile n.¹ + drive v., after piledriver n., pile-driven adj., pile-driving n., pile-driving adj.

Now rare.

1. transitive. To have the action or effect of a piledriver on; to drive piles into (the ground). Also figurative.

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society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > driving or beating tools

strike1340

hammerc1430

maul?1440

riveta1450

calla1522

peena1522

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pickaxe1800

sledge1816

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tack-hammer1865

pin1875

pile-drive1894

staple gun1960

1894 R. Kipling in Cent. Mag. Dec. 295/1 I'll catch 'em by the back o' the neck, an' pile-drive 'em a piece.

1932 Daily Express 27 June 9/4 Trotsky..pile-drives the contention that it [sc. the revolution] was inevitable in Russia.

1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird vii. 94 They're still pile-driving the quayside.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Dec. 45/2 He can pile-drive a slap shot through a goaltender from 60 paces.

2. intransitive. Nautical slang. To sail into oncoming waves so as to pitch heavily between each successive wave. Usually in present participle. Cf. pile-driving n. 2.

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society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > make progress > into heavy sea

to ride forecastle in1719

bury1841

pile-drive1898

1898 Nautical Mag. 47 355 After pile-driving off Cape Horn for some days, she squared away..and eventually reached San Francisco.

1937 G. S. Doorly In Wake viii. 127 We had been ‘pile-driving’ heavily through the night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pile-drive
释义	pile-drivev. Brit. /ˈpʌɪldrʌɪv/, U.S. /ˈpaɪlˌdraɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pile n.¹, drive v. Etymology: < pile n.¹ + drive v., after piledriver n., pile-driven adj., pile-driving n., pile-driving adj. Now rare. 1. transitive. To have the action or effect of a piledriver on; to drive piles into (the ground). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > driving or beating tools strike1340 hammerc1430 maul?1440 riveta1450 calla1522 peena1522 peck1533 mallet1594 beetle1608 pickaxe1800 sledge1816 sledgehammer1834 tack-hammer1865 pin1875 pile-drive1894 staple gun1960 1894 R. Kipling in Cent. Mag. Dec. 295/1 I'll catch 'em by the back o' the neck, an' pile-drive 'em a piece. 1932 Daily Express 27 June 9/4 Trotsky..pile-drives the contention that it [sc. the revolution] was inevitable in Russia. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird vii. 94 They're still pile-driving the quayside. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 8 Dec. 45/2 He can pile-drive a slap shot through a goaltender from 60 paces. 2. intransitive. Nautical slang. To sail into oncoming waves so as to pitch heavily between each successive wave. Usually in present participle. Cf. pile-driving n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [verb (intransitive)] > make progress > into heavy sea to ride forecastle in1719 bury1841 pile-drive1898 1898 Nautical Mag. 47 355 After pile-driving off Cape Horn for some days, she squared away..and eventually reached San Francisco. 1937 G. S. Doorly In Wake viii. 127 We had been ‘pile-driving’ heavily through the night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1894
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