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Definition of Pile up
1. Verb. Collect or gather. "The crowds pile up in the streets"; "The work keeps piling up"
Exact synonyms: Accumulate, Amass, Conglomerate, Cumulate, Gather
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Backlog, Accrete, Drift
Derivative terms: Accumulation, Accumulative, Accumulative, Conglomeration, Conglomeration, Cumulation, Cumulative, Cumulus, Gathering
Generic synonyms: Increase
Specialized synonyms: Backlog, Accrete, Drift
Derivative terms: Accumulation, Accumulative, Accumulative, Conglomeration, Conglomeration, Cumulation, Cumulative, Cumulus, Gathering
2. Verb. Arrange into piles or stacks. "She piled up her books in my living room"
3. Verb. Get or gather together. "They pile up the money in the closet"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
Exact synonyms: Accumulate, Amass, Collect, Compile, Hoard, Roll Up
Specialized synonyms: Run Up, Corral, Collect, Pull In, Come Up, Scrape, Scrape Up, Scratch, Chunk, Lump, Bale, Catch, Fund, Fund
Generic synonyms: Hive Away, Lay In, Put In, Salt Away, Stack Away, Stash Away, Store
Derivative terms: Accumulation, Accumulation, Accumulative, Accumulative, Collecting, Collection, Compilation, Compilation
Specialized synonyms: Run Up, Corral, Collect, Pull In, Come Up, Scrape, Scrape Up, Scratch, Chunk, Lump, Bale, Catch, Fund, Fund
Generic synonyms: Hive Away, Lay In, Put In, Salt Away, Stack Away, Stash Away, Store
Derivative terms: Accumulation, Accumulation, Accumulative, Accumulative, Collecting, Collection, Compilation, Compilation