n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: piled ; pil · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from 4 pile
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to lay or place in a pile : STACK
2 a : to heap in abundance : LOAD < piled potatoes on his plate> b : to collect little by little into a mass ― usually used with up
intransitive verb
1 : to form a pile or accumulation ― usually used with up
2 : to move or press forward in or as if in a mass : CROWD < piled into a car>