Definition of "jackhammer" in Englisch

noun

1. A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.

2. (figurative) Something that is very strong but also very rigid.

verb

1. (intransitive) To use a jackhammer.

2. (transitive) To break (something) using a jackhammer.

3. (transitive) To form (something) using a jackhammer.

4. (intransitive, figurative) To move like a jackhammer.

5. (transitive, figurative) To move (something) like a jackhammer.

6. (transitive, figurative) To strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound.