Sekirov Dictionary

pile on

verb 4
pile-on noun 1
forms 5

verb4

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To jump on top of someone or something quickly.
- As football linebackers pile on a quarterback in a blitz, the newspaper editorialist heaped sarcasm onto the president. — 2006
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(figurative) To criticize someone or something in a concerted effort; to add on some additional critique.
- OK, OK, they've already gotten the constructive criticism. Now you're just piling on.
(informal) To add or apply in great quantities.
(figurative) To unnecessarily extend the margin of a winning score.

pile-on noun1

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An argument or fight in which one side is greatly advantaged by being more numerous or more closely allied than the other side.
- A social media “pile-on” against anyone who criticises Sinn Féin does not aid or assist the party, its housing spokesman has said. — 2020

forms

piled on · piling on · piles on · pile ons · pile-ons

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