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Meanings of pile in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Portuguese
      empilhar
      Catalan
      apilar
      Spanish
      amontonar
      Wikidata

      To put together several things in one pile; to arrange in stacks.

              Related terms
              empilhar
              Wikidata

              A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.

                    Portuguese
                    acúmulo
                    Catalan
                    pilot
                    Spanish
                    montón

                    A collection of objects laid on top of each other.

                          acúmulo
                          Usage of pile in English
                          1
                          Britain currently pays about £40bn a year to finance its debt pile.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          There'll be a pile of paper on my desk that needs attention.
                          On the Beach
                          3
                          The questions pile on top of one another: Do you believe him?
                          Reuters
                          4
                          Now the pile of paper was not just burning; it was blazing.
                          Misery
                          5
                          One way is to have market participants pile on to the trend.
                          Reuters
                          6
                          For a long time, nothing much happens: a conical pile slowly accumulates.
                          Wired
                          7
                          Tom North ordered a pile placed in the carriage; the hammer descended.
                          The Riverman
                          8
                          He patted a pile of tip money left by oil company executives.
                          Reuters
                          9
                          The sand was handled from the stock pile in the same manner.
                          Concrete Construction: Methods and Costs
                          10
                          And it was no more the sole impressive pile in the borough.
                          The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
                          11
                          A deal could also put News Corp's pile of cash to use.
                          Reuters
                          12
                          One example is a pile of sand growing slowly, grain by grain.
                          Reuters
                          13
                          Under a pile of flowers the coffin was carried to the grave.
                          The Grey Room
                          14
                          Just a moment later a figure dashed out from behind the pile.
                          The hangman's daughter
                          15
                          There was a pile of them in the corner of the room.
                          The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
                          16
                          It was in Bloomsbury, and not in a pile of new buildings.
                          The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911