noun
A huge pile of gravel was delivered today for the builders
She made her pile selling arms to terrorists
He made piles of money in the black market
verb
Please pile the cartons in the corner
All of us piled into my car to go to the cinema
Ronnie was really piling it on about how much his new job pays
When we arrived, we all piled out of the bus. Hordes of people piled out of the theatre
The rubbish kept piling up during the strike
pile on or onto
We piled on the train after the game. They piled onto the hay wagon for a ride home
They all piled on me and I had to give up
noun
The feet of the chairs have left marks in the carpet pile
US