 pile_up |
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| 1. | [ verb ] collect or gather | |
| Synonyms: | accumulate gather amass conglomerate cumulate | |
| Examples: | "Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up" |
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| Related terms: | increase backlog accrete drift pile gather accumulation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] arrange into piles or stacks | |
| Synonyms: | stack_up heap_up | |
| Examples: | "She piled up her books in my living room" |
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| Related terms: | gather | |
| 3. | [ verb ] get or gather together | |
| Synonyms: | collect accumulate compile hoard roll_up amass | |
| Examples: | "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife" "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis" "She rolled up a small fortune" |
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| Related terms: | store accumulate run_up lump scrape fund corral bale catch fund accumulation collection compilation | |
| Similar spelling: |
pileup |
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