pile Definition and Meaning in English (pile definition)

noun
Quick Answer • Definition

Pile definition: A quantity of objects stacked or thrown together in a heap.

Definitions of Pile

  1. 1noun

    A quantity of objects stacked or thrown together in a heap.

  2. 2verb

    To place (things) one on top of another.

  3. 3noun

    A large amount of something, especially money.

Example Sentences

“He made a pile of books on his desk.”

“We need to pile the clothes neatly.”

“She inherited a pile of money.”

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularpiles
past tensepiled
present participlepiling
nounpile-up

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

pile upphrasal_verb

To accumulate or increase in quantity.

make a pileidiom

To earn a large amount of money.

pile onphrasal_verb

To add a lot of something, often criticism or work.

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