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pile

/paɪl/
noun
  1. A mass of things heaped together; a heap.

  2. A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.

    "When we were looking for a new housemate, we put the nice woman on the "maybe" pile, and the annoying guy on the "no" pile"

  3. A mass formed in layers.

    "a pile of shot"

verb
  1. (often used with the preposition "up") 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."

  2. To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.

    "We piled the camel with our loads."

  3. To add something to a great number.

Synonymsheap, pile up

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