pile up

verb

1. to gather or be gathered in a pile; accumulate
2. informal.
   to crash or cause to crash

noun

1. informal.
   a multiple collision of vehicles

Example Sentences

Damning evidence began to pile up: video coverage, wiretapped conversations, a pair of wine-soaked jeans, a confession.

From The Daily Beast

Nonetheless, the accumulated costs of senseless mass shootings pile up, demanding our attention.

From The Daily Beast

While not in any way true, a higher debt ceiling sounds like a green light to pile up more debt.

From The Daily Beast

As the scandals pile up, the press keeps finding excuses for the president, writes Stuart Stevens.

From The Daily Beast

Like the obscure car crash that sparked the first intifada in 1987, the BetterPlace pile-up is more than a traffic accident.

From The Daily Beast

In winter they dig holes, and pile up the earth in heaps, like moles, at the mouths of the openings.

From Project Gutenberg

Still he struggled along and managed to pile up a good deal of copy in the course of weeks.

From Project Gutenberg

Annesley thought, ashamed because it was so easy to believe bad things of the Countess, and to pile up one upon another.

From Project Gutenberg

Then she began to pile up the dishes, but, after a few futile movements, sat down in a chair and cried again.

From Project Gutenberg

The Ghost's jib and mainsail were set, and with the wind on her port quarter she began to pile up the foam under her bow.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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