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Piling

verb
[ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ]
Word Frequency: 1.2

Definitions

1.verb(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.verbTo cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
"We piled the camel with our loads."
3.verbTo add something to a great number.
4.verb(of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
5.verbTo place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
6.verbTo drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.
7.verbTo give a pile to; to make shaggy.
8.nounA structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
9.nounThe act of heaping up.
10.noun(ironworking) The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc.

Synonyms

heappile upstiltspilepanelpillarsheetstokingstackingaccumulatebuild-upaccumulation

Rhymes With

beguilingsmilingstockpilingprofilingtilingcompilingreconcilingunsmiling
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