Sekirov Dictionary

pile-up

noun 4
pile up verb 3
forms 4

noun4

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A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident.
- Traffic was backed up for miles due to a twelve-car pile-up on the freeway earlier today.
(informal) A pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another.
(informal) A pile of tackling players.
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An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome.
- Cusp-like trapezoidal shaping functions have been shown to produce the best signal-to-noise ratio and still maintain short duration to avoid pile-up of events. — 2004

pile up verb3

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To form a pile, stack, or heap.
- The kids piled up their boots and coats by the back door.
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To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
- The requests piled up while she was away.
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To sustain a motor vehicle accident; to crash.
- Seven cars piled up in a concertina smash on the Pacific Highway this morning about four miles on the Brisbane side of Southport. — 1953

forms

piled up · piling up · piles up · pile-ups

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