Definition of piledriver in English:

1A machine for driving piles into the ground.

1. 1.1British informal A forceful act, blow, or shot.
   Varney's last-minute winning piledriver

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Brilliant play from the Munich man finds Cole, who sends in a piledriver which is only just gathered by Hedman.
   • The Ballygunner response was magnificent and they delivered the crucial blow when Shane O'Sullivan gave goalkeeper John Casey no chance in the 39th minute of keeping out his piledriver.
   • As if to emphasise that they pose at least some danger, Nunez fires in a piledriver from 30 yards out - but it goes well over.
   • Wits nearly doubled the lead when a long ball from Roberts found Leonard Casner who immediately unleashed a piledriver which ripped the upright.
   • When his cross to the far post was turned away to the edge of the penalty area, Sheppard smashed a low piledriver into the far corner.
   • Have we ever heard Lawler talk about how painful a piledriver is?
   • Flynn audaciously attempted a piledriver on goal but his shot rebounded off the defender to Miller whose second shot was brilliantly saved by Cummins and cleared.
   • It was basically like ballet except everybody went around smacking each other and giving each other piledrivers.
   • Lynn pinned Nosawa in 5: 31 with a cradle piledriver.
   • I struggle to my knees and Nettie leaps into the air and comes down hard with a piledriver to the back of my neck.
   • Earley eased Kildare's worries when testing the stitching of the Carlow net with a piledriver to the net.
   • The heels did a post-match beat down ending with a spike piledriver on Watts.
   • A minute later, a Flynn piledriver was magnificently stopped by Damien Quinn but this time Eoin McGrath made no mistake from the rebound as he smashed the ball to the net.
   • Four points now separated the sides and Waterford were lifted as Hickey made a great stop from Noonan's piledriver.
   • First his piledriver of a free-kick was tipped over - then he powered a trademark header just past the post.
   • Jerry Lynn pinned Mr. Aguila in 7: 45 with a piledriver.
   • He was not so fortunate second time around as Windass let fly with a left-footed piledriver which flew into the far bottom corner of the net.
   • Working from left to right, they tee up Valeron who unleashes a piledriver from the right-hand side of the box.
   • However, the match, which was going smoothly, soon turned into a scene of panic, when Owen accidentally broke Stone Cold's neck after miss-hitting a piledriver.
   • Moments later, Rui Costa unleashes a piledriver that wrongfoots Toldo, but fizzes wide of the far post.