pile

pile
pile1
noun
1》 a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.
    ↘informal a large amount: the growing pile of work.
2》 a large imposing building: a Gothic pile.
3》 a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to produce an electric current.
verb
1》 place (things) one on top of the other.
    ↘(be piled with) be stacked or loaded with.
    ↘(pile up) form a pile or large quantity.
    ↘(pile something on) informal intensify or exaggerate something for effect.
2》 (pile into/out of) get into or out of (a vehicle) in a disorganized manner.
    ↘(pile into) crash into.
Phrases
make a pile informal make a lot of money.
pile arms Military place a number of rifles with their butts on the ground and the muzzles together.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. pila 'pillar, pier'.
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pile2
noun
1》 a heavy stake or post driven into the ground to support the foundations of a superstructure.
2》 Heraldry a triangular charge or ordinary formed by two lines meeting at an acute angle, usually pointing down from the top of the shield.
verb strengthen or support with piles.
Derivatives
piling noun
Origin
OE pīl 'dart, arrow', also 'stake', of Gmc origin.
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pile3
noun the soft projecting surface of a carpet or a fabric such as velvet, consisting of many small threads.
Origin
ME: from L. pilus 'hair'.

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