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- Dictionarypile/pʌɪl/
noun
- 1. a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another: "he placed the books in a neat pile" Similar
- 2. a large imposing building or group of buildings: "a Victorian Gothic pile" Similar
verb
- 1. place (things) one on top of the other: "she piled all the groceries on the counter" Similar
- 2. (of a group of people) get into or out of a vehicle or space in a disorganized manner: "ten of us piled into the minibus" Similar
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The meaning of PILE is a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load. How to use pile in a sentence.
Nov 6, 2012 · PILE definition: 1. objects positioned one on top of another: 2. a mass of something that has been placed…. Learn more.
n. 1. A quantity of objects stacked or thrown together in a heap. See Synonyms at heap. 2. Informal. a. A large accumulation or quantity: a pile of work to do. b. A large amount of money: made a pile in the real estate boom. 3. A nuclear reactor. 4. A voltaic pile. 5. A very large building or complex of buildings. 6. A funeral pyre.
Piles are wooden, concrete, or metal posts which are pushed into the ground and on which buildings or bridges are built. Piles are often used in very wet areas so that the buildings do not flood.
pile. noun. /paɪl/. /paɪl/. see also piles Idioms. [countable] a number of things that have been placed on top of each other. pile of something a pile of clothes/paper. I found it in a pile of documents on his desk. in/into a pile The hats were stacked in neat piles.
Pile definition: an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other. See examples of PILE used in a sentence.
