nounπShareA portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete."The road construction crew used jackhammers to break up the old concrete. "machineworktechnologybuildingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo use a jackhammer."The construction worker jackhammered the concrete to prepare the foundation. "technologymachineactionindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo break (something) using a jackhammer."Construction workers jackhammered the old concrete sidewalk to prepare for a new one. "machinetechnologyworkbuildingindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form (something) using a jackhammer."The construction crew will jackhammer the old sidewalk to prepare it for a new one. "machineworkbuildingtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move like a jackhammer."The little boy, excited to see his grandfather, jackhammered his way through the crowd at the train station, bouncing off people to reach him. "machineactiontechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move (something) like a jackhammer."The construction workers were jackhammers away at the concrete foundation. "machinetechnicalindustryworkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strike (something) repeatedly with force, to pound."The construction crew will jackhammer the old concrete sidewalk tomorrow morning. "machineworkindustrytechnologytechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading