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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pile1 /paɪl/USA pronunciation n., v., piled, pil•ing. n. [countable] - an assemblage of things lying one upon the other:I had a huge pile of papers to correct.
- Informal Termsa large number or amount of anything:a pile of work.
- Informal Termsa large amount of money:He made a pile and vanished somewhere in South America.
v. - to put or lay in a pile:[~ + object]to pile leaves.
- to (cause to) be accumulated, gathered, or stored: [~ + up + object]to pile up money.[~ + object + up]He piled a lot of money up before he retired.[~ + on + object]really enjoys piling on the homework.[~ + object + on]She really piles it on right before a holiday.[no object* ~ + up]His debts kept piling up.
- to cover or load with a pile:[~ + object]The back of the car was piled high with firewood.
- Informal Terms to move as a group in a more or less confused, disorderly manner:[no object]They piled off the train.
pile2 /paɪl/USA pronunciation n., v., piled, pil•ing. n. [countable] - a long, rounded, or flat piece of wood, concrete, etc., hammered upright into soil to form part of a foundation.
v. [~ + object] - to drive piles into.
pile3 /paɪl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Zoologya surface or thickness of soft hair, down, etc.
- Textilesa soft or brushy surface on cloth, etc., formed by upright yarns, as in velvet or terry.
piled, adj.: deep-piled, thick carpeting.pile4 /paɪl/USA pronunciation n. Usually, piles. [plural] - Pathologyhemorrhoids.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pile1 (pīl),USA pronunciation n., v., piled, pil•ing. n. - an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:a pile of papers; a pile of bricks.
- Informal Termsa large number, quantity, or amount of anything:a pile of work.
- a heap of wood on which a dead body, a living person, or a sacrifice is burned;
pyre. - a lofty or large building or group of buildings:the noble pile of Windsor Castle.
- Informal Termsa large accumulation of money:They made a pile on Wall Street.
- Metallurgya bundle of pieces of iron ready to be welded and drawn out into bars;
fagot. - Physicsreactor (def. 4).
- ElectricitySee voltaic pile.
v.t. - to lay or dispose in a pile (often fol. by up):to pile up the fallen autumn leaves.
- to accumulate or store (often fol. by up):to pile up money; squirrels piling up nuts against the winter.
- to cover or load with a pile:He piled the wagon with hay.
v.i. - to accumulate, as money, debts, evidence, etc. (usually fol. by up).
- Informal Termsto move as a group in a more or less confused, disorderly cluster:to pile off a train.
- to gather, accumulate, or rise in a pile or piles (often fol. by up):The snow is piling up on the roofs.
- Latin pīla pillar, mole of stone
- Middle French
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged collection, heap, mass, accumulation, stack, mound, batch.
pile2 (pīl),USA pronunciation n., v., piled, pil•ing. n. - a cylindrical or flat member of wood, steel, concrete, etc., often tapered or pointed at the lower end, hammered vertically into soil to form part of a foundation or retaining wall.
- Heraldryan ordinary in the form of a wedge or triangle coming from one edge of the escutcheon, from the chief unless otherwise specified.
- Sport[Archery.]the sharp head or striking end of an arrow, usually of metal and of the form of a wedge or conical nub.
- Heraldry in pile, (of a number of charges) arranged in the manner of a pile.
v.t. - to furnish, strengthen, or support with piles.
- to drive piles into.
- Latin pīlum javelin
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English pīl shaft
pile3 (pīl),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomy, Zoologyhair.
- Zoologysoft, fine hair or down.
- Zoologywool, fur, or pelage.
- Textilesa fabric with a surface of upright yarns, cut or looped, as corduroy, Turkish toweling, velvet, and velveteen.
- Textilessuch a surface.
- Textilesone of the strands in such a surface.
- Latin pilus hair; -i- short in Latin but long in Anglicized school pronunciation
- Middle English piles hair, plumage 1300–50
pile4 (pīl),USA pronunciation n. Usually, piles. - Pathologya hemorrhoid.
- Pathologythe condition of having hemorrhoids.
- Latin pilae literally, balls. See pill1
- late Middle English pyles (plural) 1375–1425
pile5 (pīl),USA pronunciation n. - Currencythe lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- Medieval Latin pīla, special use of Latin pīla pile1
- Middle English pyl reverse of a coin 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pile /paɪl/ n - a collection of objects laid on top of one another or of other material stacked vertically; heap; mound
- informal a large amount of money (esp in the phrase make a pile)
- (often plural) informal a large amount: a pile of work
- a less common word for pyre
- a large building or group of buildings
- short for voltaic pile
- a structure of uranium and a moderator used for producing atomic energy; nuclear reactor
- an arrangement of wrought-iron bars that are to be heated and worked into a single bar
- the point of an arrow
vb - (often followed by up) to collect or be collected into or as if into a pile: snow piled up in the drive
- (intr; followed by in, into, off, out, etc) to move in a group, esp in a hurried or disorganized manner: to pile off the bus
- pile arms ⇒ to prop a number of rifles together, muzzles together and upwards, butts forming the base
- pile it on ⇒ informal to exaggerate
See also pile upEtymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin pīla stone pier pile /paɪl/ n - a long column of timber, concrete, or steel that is driven into the ground to provide a foundation for a vertical load (a bearing pile) or a group of such columns to resist a horizontal load from earth or water pressure (a sheet pile)
- an ordinary shaped like a wedge, usually displayed point-downwards
vb (transitive)- to drive (piles) into the ground
- to provide or support (a structure) with piles
Etymology: Old English pīl, from Latin pīlum pile /paɪl/ n - the yarns in a fabric that stand up or out from the weave, as in carpeting, velvet, flannel, etc
- one of these yarns
- soft fine hair, fur, wool, etc
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-Norman pyle, from Latin pilus hair |