unpilev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpaɪl/

Forms: see un- prefix² and pile v.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², pile v.²

Etymology: < un- prefix² + pile v.²With use in quot. 1611 compare discussion at un- prefix².

1. transitive. To demolish or take down (a pile or heap); to remove from a pile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > a pile or from a pile

unpile1611

unstack1859

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desamasser, to vnheape, vnpile.

1717 R. Williamson Mem. Few Passages 34 Without any manner of expence in Labourers to Pile and Unpile it [sc. timber].

1865 C. M. Yonge Cameos lxxiii, in Monthly Packet Jan. 25 The English began to unpile the fearful heaps of dead.

1922 Bulk Handling of Grain (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1290) 7 Later the bags must be unpiled and carried to and placed on a wagon.

2004 C. A. Kirk Sylvia Plath iv. 55 Warren rushed downstairs and unpiled the logs away from the opening.

2. transitive. Military. to unpile arms: to unstack muskets or rifles in order to take up positions or commence fighting. Cf. to pile arms at pile v.² 2c. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1820 Public Ledger 17 June When ordered to fall in and unpile arms, a number of the men, it is said, refused to do so.

1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 10 Feb. 4/4 I gave the order to unpile arms, but before my men could obey, a Russian column was upon us.

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top xxiv. 206 The officer brought us to attention and gave the order to unpile arms.

1941 S. Cloete Hill of Doves ix. 177 They formed up in lines by their piled rifles ‘Right dress...’ ‘Unpile arms.’ The orders came crisp and sharp.

Derivatives

unˈpiling n.

ΚΠ

1791 G. Snodgrass in Coll. Papers Naval Archit. (1793) 363/1 The Expence of piling, unpiling, &c. &c. as is practised in His Majesty's Yards.

1862 Sc. Congregational Mag. Nov. 354 No end of splitting and piling, and unpiling.

1993 T. Weedman Dreaming of Apples in Eden 27 More leaves are spilling off the branches, and I'm on my second cycle of unpiling.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpile
释义	unpilev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpʌɪl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpaɪl/ Forms: see un- prefix² and pile v.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², pile v.² Etymology: < un- prefix² + pile v.²With use in quot. 1611 compare discussion at un- prefix². 1. transitive. To demolish or take down (a pile or heap); to remove from a pile. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > a pile or from a pile unpile1611 unstack1859 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desamasser, to vnheape, vnpile. 1717 R. Williamson Mem. Few Passages 34 Without any manner of expence in Labourers to Pile and Unpile it [sc. timber]. 1865 C. M. Yonge Cameos lxxiii, in Monthly Packet Jan. 25 The English began to unpile the fearful heaps of dead. 1922 Bulk Handling of Grain (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1290) 7 Later the bags must be unpiled and carried to and placed on a wagon. 2004 C. A. Kirk Sylvia Plath iv. 55 Warren rushed downstairs and unpiled the logs away from the opening. 2. transitive. Military. to unpile arms: to unstack muskets or rifles in order to take up positions or commence fighting. Cf. to pile arms at pile v.² 2c. Now rare. ΚΠ 1820 Public Ledger 17 June When ordered to fall in and unpile arms, a number of the men, it is said, refused to do so. 1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 10 Feb. 4/4 I gave the order to unpile arms, but before my men could obey, a Russian column was upon us. 1917 A. G. Empey Over Top xxiv. 206 The officer brought us to attention and gave the order to unpile arms. 1941 S. Cloete Hill of Doves ix. 177 They formed up in lines by their piled rifles ‘Right dress...’ ‘Unpile arms.’ The orders came crisp and sharp. Derivatives unˈpiling n. ΚΠ 1791 G. Snodgrass in Coll. Papers Naval Archit. (1793) 363/1 The Expence of piling, unpiling, &c. &c. as is practised in His Majesty's Yards. 1862 Sc. Congregational Mag. Nov. 354 No end of splitting and piling, and unpiling. 1993 T. Weedman Dreaming of Apples in Eden 27 More leaves are spilling off the branches, and I'm on my second cycle of unpiling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1611
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