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pile - noun

  1. A group of things gathered haphazardly: agglomeration, bank, cumulus, drift, heap, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, shock, stack, tumble. See order.
  2. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck. Regional power, sight. See big.
  3. A large sum of money: fortune, mint. Informal bundle, pretty penny, tidy sum, wad. See rich.
  4. A usually permanent construction, such as a house or store: building, edifice, structure. See make.

pile - verb

  1. To put into a disordered pile. bank, drift, heap, hill, lump, mound, stack. See order.
  2. To make or become full; put as much into as can be held: charge, fill, freight, heap, load, pack. See full.
  3. To fill to overflowing: heap, lade, load. See full.
  4. To leave one's bed: arise, get up, rise, roll out. Informal turn out. See rise.

pile up - phrasal verb

  1. To bring together so as to increase in mass or number: accrue, accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, collect, cumulate, garner, gather, hive, roll up. See collect.
  2. To undergo wrecking: crash, smash. Informal crack up. See help.