ALL meanings of piling
pil·ing
P p - noun piling a cylindrical or flat member of wood, steel, concrete, etc., often tapered or pointed at the lower end, hammered vertically into soil to form part of a foundation or retaining wall. 1
- noun piling Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of a wedge or triangle coming from one edge of the escutcheon, from the chief unless otherwise specified. 1
- noun piling Archery. the sharp head or striking end of an arrow, usually of metal and of the form of a wedge or conical nub. 1
- verb with object piling to furnish, strengthen, or support with piles. 1
- verb with object piling to drive piles into. 1
- verb without object piling to accumulate, as money, debts, evidence, etc. (usually followed by up). 1
- verb without object piling Informal. to move as a group in a more or less confused, disorderly cluster: to pile off a train. 1
- verb without object piling to gather, accumulate, or rise in a pile or piles (often followed by up): The snow is piling up on the roofs. 1
- idioms piling in pile, Heraldry. (of a number of charges) arranged in the manner of a pile. 1
- countable noun piling Pilings are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Pilings are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood. 0
- noun piling the act of driving piles 0
- noun piling a number of piles 0
- noun piling a structure formed of piles 0
- noun piling piles collectively 0
- noun piling a structure of piles 0