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noun

1. A group of things gathered haphazardly: agglomeration, bank¹, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, shock², stack, tumble. See order/disorder.
2. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck². Regional power, sight. See big/small/amount.
3. A large sum of money: fortune, mint. Informal bundle, pretty penny, tidy sum, wad. See rich/poor.
4. A usually permanent construction, such as a house or store: building, edifice, structure. See make/unmake.

verb

1. To put into a disordered pile. bank¹, drift, heap, hill, lump¹, mound, stack. See order/disorder.
2. To make or become full; put as much into as can be held: charge, fill, freight, heap, load, pack. See full/empty/capacity.
3. To fill to overflowing: heap, lade, load. See full/empty/capacity.
4. To leave one's bed: arise, get up, rise, roll out. Informal turn out. Idioms: rise and shine. See rise/fall.

phrasal verb - pile up

1. To bring together so as to increase in mass or number: accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, collect¹, cumulate, garner, gather, hive, roll up. See collect/distribute.
2. To undergo wrecking: crash, smash. Informal crack up. See help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with pile:
pile into

See also make a bundle (pile).

Definition: heap, collection
Antonyms: ditch, hole

n

Definition: wealth
Antonyms: poverty

v

Definition: gather, pack; put on top of another
Antonyms: dissipate, scatter, separate

1. A concrete, steel, or wood column, usually less than 2 ft (0.6 m) in diameter, which is driven or otherwise introduced into the soil, usually to carry a vertical load or to provide lateral support.
2. See carpet pile.
3. A term used to indicate the number of rooms in a house from front to rear; for example, a double-pile house has two rooms between the façade and the rear wall of the house.

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• Nuclear and Particle Physics - pile: early term for nuclear reactor
• Building and Machine Parts - pile: concrete, steel, or wood column that supports building foundation
• Electricity and Electronics - pile: several disks of two dissimilar metals stacked in alternating series and separated by pads of cloth or paper moistened with an electrolyte, used to produce current
• Parts, Practices, and Argot - pile: tall support member sunk into earth as foundation for trestle
• Seamanship and Port - pile: upright post driven into bottom that shows above water
• Types of Buildings - pile: large and lofty building or group of buildings
• Carpets and Rugs - pile: velvety surface of rug made by cutting off upright loops of yarn; rug with such a surface
• Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - pile: upright yarn loops that produce velvety surface when cut

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - stabel, ligbål, søjle
v. tr. - stable, overfylde
v. intr. - gå i flok, gå ind eller ud, bunke sig sammen

idioms:

• a pile of    en dynge
• pile into    mase ind i, kaste sig over
• pile it on    overdrive
• pile on the agony    gøre ondt værre
• pile out of    mase sig ud af
• pile up    stable op
• piled with    stablet med

2.
n. - funderingspæl
v. tr. - ramme pæle ned i

3.
n. - stofoverflade på stof, som består af mange små tråde

Nederlands (Dutch)
stapel, fortuin, (mv) aambeien, imposant(e) gebouw(en), reactor, staak (paal), brandstapel, pijler, zacht uitstekend oppervlak (van stof), stomp pijlpunt, wigvormig wapenbeeld, dons, (op) stapelen, heien, ondersteunen met palen

Français (French)
1.
n. - tas, pile, (Nucl) pile, édifice (littér ou hum)
v. tr. - entasser, empiler
v. intr. - s'entasser, s'empiler

idioms:

• a pile of    un tas de, une pile de
• pile into    s'engouffrer dans (un véhicule), rentrer dans (un véhicule)
• pile it on    mettre le paquet
• pile on the agony    dramatiser, faire du mélo
• pile out of    sortir en désordre de, sortir en se bousculant de
• pile up    s'entasser, s'amasser, s'accumuler, se rentrer dedans, entasser, empiler, (fig) accumuler
• piled with    amoncelé de, empilé de

2.
n. - (Constr) pilier
v. tr. - enfoncer des pieux ou des pilotis dans, soutenir de piliers

3.
n. - (Tex) poil (d'un tapis, d'un tissu)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stapel, Stoß, Haufen, Masse
v. - sich anhÄufen, sich ansammeln

idioms:

• a pile of    eine Menge
• pile into    drängen , unter Druck setzen
• pile it on    (ugs.) dick auftragen
• pile on the agony    (ugs.) dick auftragen
• pile out of    drängen nach draußen drängen
• pile up    sich verdichten, aufeinander auffahren, sich stauen, aufstapeln, aufhäufen
• piled with    vollgestellt mit

2.
n. - Pfahl
v. - verpfÄhlen

3.
n. - Flaum, weiche Behaarung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πάσσαλος, παλούκι, πασσαλόπηγμα, σωρός, στοίβα, ντάνα, μπάζα, στήλη, τρίχα, χνούδι, πέλος, (φυσ.) (ηλεκτρική κ.λπ.) στήλη, (καθομ.) λεφτά με ουρά, περιουσία
v. - συσσωρεύω, στοιβάζω, σωριάζω

idioms:

• a pile of    ένα σωρό
• pile into    στριμώχνομαι σε
• pile it on    τα παραλέω, τα παραφουσκώνω
• pile on the agony    εντείνω την αγωνία
• pile out of    βγαίνω σαν κοπάδι
• pile up    συσσωρεύω/-ομαι, (καθομ.) προκαλώ την προσάραξη πλοίου, προκαλώ καραμπόλα
• piled with    σκεπασμένος από στοίβες

Italiano (Italian)
mucchio, pilone

idioms:

• a pile of    un mucchio di
• at the top/bottom of the pile    in cima/in fondo al mucchio
• pile into/out of    ammucchiare
• pile it on    esagerare
• pile on the agony    esagerare
• pile up    ammucchiarsi, ammucchiare
• piled with    carico di

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pilha (m), amontoado (m), fogueira (f)
v. - empilhar, amontoar, carregar

idioms:

• a pile of    um monte de, uma pilha de
• at the top/bottom of the pile    no topo/embaixo da pilha
• pile into/out of    empilhar em/fora de
• pile it on    empilhar sobre, exagerar
• pile on the agony    pintar o diabo mais feio que ele é
• pile up    empilhar, encalhar, causar confusão
• piled with    lotado de

Русский (Russian)
куча, штабель, свая, штабелевать, делать кучу

idioms:

• a pile of    куча
• at the top/bottom of the pile    последний
• pile into/out of    вваливаться/выва- ливаться
• pile it on    привирать, сочинять
• pile on the agony    накручивать ужасы
• pile up    накапливать
• piled with    уставленный, загроможденный

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - montón, pila, rimero, pilar, pilote, mole, pabellón, estaca
v. tr. - amontonar, apilar
v. intr. - agrupar en montones o pilas

idioms:

• a pile of    un montón de, una pila de
• pile into    entrar en tropel, entrar atropelladamente
• pile it on    exagerar, pasarse de dramático
• pile on the agony    cargar las tintas
• pile out of    salir en tropel, salir atropelladamente
• pile up    acumularse, amontonarse, apilar, chocar en cadena, amasar, juntar
• piled with    cargado de

2.
n. - pilar, pilote
v. tr. - cimentar, pilotear, colocar o soportar con pilares o pilotes

3.
n. - superficie externa y suave de una alfombra o tejido como el terciopelo o la franela

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trave, stapel, hög, massa, bål, element (elektr.), reaktor (fys.)
v. - trava, stapla, överlasta, koppla (gevär), välla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 堆, 大量, 一堆, 大数目, 堆积, 叠, 把...堆在, 累积, 装, 拥, 挤

idioms:

• a pile of    一堆的..., 大量的...
• pile into    挤入, 进入
• pile it on    夸张
• pile on the agony    渲染悲痛
• pile out of    走出, 挤出
• pile up    堆积, 搁浅, 积累
• piled with    ...有很多堆的..., 装满

2. 柱, 桩, 把桩打入, 用桩支撑

3. 绒毛, 软毛, 茸毛

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 絨毛, 軟毛, 茸毛

2.
n. - 堆, 大量, 一堆, 大數目
v. tr. - 堆積, 疊, 把...堆在, 累積, 裝
v. intr. - 堆積, 擁, 擠, 累積

idioms:

• a pile of    一堆的..., 大量的...
• pile into    擠入, 進入
• pile it on    誇張
• pile on the agony    渲染悲痛
• pile out of    走出, 擠出
• pile up    堆積, 擱淺, 積累
• piled with    ...有很多堆的..., 裝滿

3.
n. - 柱, 樁
v. tr. - 把樁打入, 用樁支撐

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 차곡차곡 쌓아 올린 더미, 큰 돈, 화장하는 장작 더미
v. tr. - 쌓아 올리다
v. intr. - 쌓이다, 밀려 들어오다

idioms:

• a pile of    한 더미의
• pile into    밀려 들어오다
• pile it on    허풍 떨다
• pile out of    ~로부터 우르르 이동하다
• pile up    쌓아 올리다, 축적하다
• piled with    ~을 쌓아올리다

2.
n. - 말뚝 울타리, 교량을 받치는 말뚝
v. tr. - ~에 말뚝을 박다

3.
n. - 부드러운 털, 솜털

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 積み重ね, 大金, 電堆, 原子炉, 大建築物, パイル, 柔らかい毛, けば, 多量, 杭, 軟毛
v. - 積み重ねる, 盛る, どやどやと動く

idioms:

• a pile of    山のように多量の
• at the top/bottom of the pile    山積みされた物の上/下から
• pile into/out of    ドヤドヤと入る/出る
• pile it on    大げさに言う
• pile on the agony    大袈裟に言う
• pile up    積み重なる, 積もる, 玉突き衝突する
• piled with    積む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ركيزة, خازوق, كومه, عرمه, مقدار كبير, ثروة, وبر, زئبر, مبنيضخم, زغب, باسور (فعل) يكدس, , يراكم, يثقل, يدعم بركائز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערימה, הון, כמות גדולה, גוש בניינים, בניין גבוה, סוללה, שריפת המת, טחורים‬
v. tr. - ‮ערם, צבר, גיבב‬
v. intr. - ‮נערם‬
n. - ‮קורת-מסד‬
v. tr. - ‮תקע מוטות ב-, סמך במוטות‬
n. - ‮פני שטח בולטים של שטיח או בד קטיפה או פלאנל המורכבים מחוטים קטנים רבים‬

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