piled

Verb

pile (third-person singular simple present piles, present participle piling, simple past and past participle piled)

1. (often, transitive) To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
   • They were piling up wood on the wheelbarrow.

   Synonyms:

   heap

2. (transitive) To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
   • We piled the camel with our loads.
3. (transitive) To add something to a great number.
   • But as the second half wore on, Sunderland piled forward at every opportunity and their relentless pressure looked certain to be rewarded in the closing stages.2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0-2 Blackpool”, in BBC
4. (transitive) (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
5. (transitive) To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
6. (intransitive) To form a pile or heap.
   • Junk piled on the floor as we searched the attic for the old photograph albums.

   Synonyms:

   accumulate, pile up

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