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Definition of
pile up phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
pile up
phrasal verb
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pile up
to become larger in quantity or amount
synonym
accumulate
Work always piles up at the end of the year.
Problems were beginning to pile up.
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pile up
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pile-up
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pile-on
noun
piles
noun
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noun
pilfer
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