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Definition pile in American English

pile verb

verb
/paɪl/
1

to put a large number of things on top of each other

Example

A group of boys were piling branches next to the tents.

Example

The books were still there, neatly piled in the room.

Example

a table piled high with food

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1.1

to put a large amount of something somewhere

Example

Pile the cheese onto the potatoes.

Example

a huge plate piled high with spaghetti

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1.2

if a woman's hair is piled up, it is fastened to the top of her head rather than hanging down

Example

Her dark hair was piled high on the crown of her head.

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2

if things pile somewhere, they gather there in a group

Example

Leaves blew across the yard, piling against the fence.

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Definition pile in American English