jackhammer

noun

jack·ham·mer ˈjak-ˌha-mər

: a pneumatically operated percussive rock-drilling tool usually held in the hands

: a device in which a tool (such as a chisel for breaking up pavements) is driven percussively by compressed air

jackhammer verb

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Teams partied hard with their draft picks the last few years, and in 2025, the hangover is going to hit like a jackhammer. —

John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Patel’s Daniel has to deal with Eric (Daniel Brühl), a German art film director clearly wrong for a project whose hero flies with an invisible jackhammer, and the insecure actor Adam (Billy Magnussen), who plays that title character. —

Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Rogers ran a jackhammer, cutting down concrete floors and carrying the pieces out in a wheelbarrow. —

Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024 The second is a concrete cube with no visible windows or doors; time to break out the jackhammer. —

Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2017 See all Example Sentences for jackhammer