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- [pahyl uhp]
- /paɪl ʌp/
- /paɪl ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyl uhp]
- /paɪl ʌp/
Definitions of pile up words
- noun pile up an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks. 1
- noun pile up Informal. a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work. 1
- noun pile up a heap of wood on which a dead body, a living person, or a sacrifice is burned; pyre. 1
- noun pile up a lofty or large building or group of buildings: the noble pile of Windsor Castle. 1
- noun pile up Informal. a large accumulation of money: They made a pile on Wall Street. 1
- noun pile up a bundle of pieces of iron ready to be welded and drawn out into bars; fagot. 1
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Origin of pile up
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French < Latin pīla pillar, mole of stone
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pile up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pile up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pile up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pile up
verb pile up
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- agglomerated — gathered together into a cluster or mass.
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
noun pile up
- wham — a loud sound produced by an explosion or sharp impact: the wham of a pile driver.
Antonyms for pile up
verb pile up
- clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
- defog — to clear (something) of fog or vapour
- defogging — to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
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