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Definition pile up in American English

pile up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
Example

Newspapers and magazines were piled up on the floor.

2

if something piles up, or if someone piles it up, the amount of it increases a lot

Example

All the time the bills were piling up.

Example

These policies could be piling up financial trouble for future governments.

Synonyms and related words
increase add to raise
Definition pile up in American English