pile_up
1. [ verb ] collect or gather
Synonyms: accumulate gather amass conglomerate cumulate
Examples:

"Journals are accumulating in my office" "The work keeps piling up"

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"

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"

Related terms: store accumulate run_up lump scrape fund corral bale catch fund accumulation collection compilation
Similar spelling:   pileup