pile (verb)
1pile up — verb 1. collect or gather (Freq. 4) Journals are accumulating in my office The work keeps piling up • Syn: ↑accumulate, ↑cumulate, ↑conglomerate, ↑gather, ↑amass …
2pile in — ˌpile ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pile in he/she/it piles in present participle piling in past tense …
3pile out — ˌpile ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pile out he/she/it piles out present participle piling out past tense …
4pile — Ⅰ. pile UK US /paɪl/ noun [C] ► a large amount of something: »a pile of cash/money »consumers with piles of credit card debt » I have piles of paperwork to finish. ● at the bottom/top of the pile Cf. at the top of the pile → See also …
5pile — Ⅰ. pile [1] ► NOUN 1) a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another. 2) informal a large amount. 3) a large imposing building. ► VERB 1) place (things) one on top of the other. 2) ( …
6pile on — ● pile * * * pile on [phrasal verb] 1 pile on (something) : to put a large amount of (something) on something or someone He piled on the gravy. The teacher punished the class by piling on more work. [=the teacher punished the class by giving them …
7pile into — To collide with • • • Main Entry: ↑pile * * * ˌpile ˈinto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pile into he/she/it piles into …
8pile up — verb a) To form a pile, stack, or heap. The kids piled up their boots and coats by the back door. b) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog. And still …
9pile on the pounds — verb to gain weight quickly …
10pile — pile1 [ paıl ] noun ** ▸ 1 things put on things ▸ 2 large amount of something ▸ 3 surface of cloth/carpet ▸ 4 piling ▸ 5 hemorrhoids ▸ 6 very large old building ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a number of things put on top of each other: She sorted her… …
