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pyramiding

pyramiding noun: the practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught. Also the present participle and gerund of pyramid.

Noun

pyramiding (uncountable)

  1. The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
  2. A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute.
  3. A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally fails to remit those withholdings to the taxing authority, often then filing for bankruptcy to repeat the fraud under a new name.
  4. Synonym of pyramid trading.
    Synonyms:
    pyramid trading

Also used as

pyramiding is also the present participle and gerund of pyramid.

Synonyms of pyramiding

Origin of pyramiding

From pyramid + -ing.

Phrases with pyramiding

Questions about pyramiding

What does pyramiding mean?
Pyramiding means the practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught.
What part of speech is pyramiding?
Pyramiding is a noun.

Words near pyramiding in the dictionary

  1. pyramidia
  2. pyramidic
  3. pyramidical
  4. pyramidically
  5. pyramidine
  6. pyramiding
  7. pyramiding down
  8. pyramiding up
  9. pyramidion
  10. pyramidions
  11. pyramidiot

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