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a pile of work

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  • pile — pile1 /puyl/, n., v., piled, piling. n. 1. an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers; a pile of bricks. 2. Informal. a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work. 3. a heap of wood on which a… …   Universalium

  • pile up — 1) PHR V ERG If you pile up a quantity of things or if they pile up, they gradually form a pile. [V P n (not pron)] Bulldozers piled up huge mounds of dirt... [V P] Mail was still piling up at the office. [Also] 2) PHR V ERG If you pile up work,… …   English dictionary

  • pile — I [[t]paɪl[/t]] n. v. piled, pil•ing 1) an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other: a pile of papers[/ex] 2) inf a large number, quantity, or amount of anything: a pile of work[/ex] 3) a heap of wood on which a dead body, a living… …   From formal English to slang

  • pile — pile1 noun 1》 a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.     ↘informal a large amount: the growing pile of work. 2》 a large imposing building: a Gothic pile. 3》 a series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to …   English new terms dictionary

  • pile — I 1. noun 1) a pile of stones Syn: heap, stack, mound, pyramid, mass, quantity; collection, accumulation, assemblage, store, stockpile, hoard 2) informal I ve got a pile of work to do Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • pile — I 1. noun 1) a pile of stones Syn: heap, stack, mound, pyramid, mass, collection, accumulation, assemblage, stockpile, hoard 2) informal I ve a pile of work to do Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • pile on — ● pile * * * pile on [phrasal verb] 1 pile on (something) : to put a large amount of (something) on something or someone He piled on the gravy. The teacher punished the class by piling on more work. [=the teacher punished the class by giving them …   Useful english dictionary

  • pile up — {v. phr.} 1. To grow into a big heap. * /He didn t go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up./ 2. To run aground. * /Boats often pile up on the rocks in the shallow water./ 3. To crash. * /One car made a sudden stop and the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pile up — {v. phr.} 1. To grow into a big heap. * /He didn t go into his office for three days and his work kept piling up./ 2. To run aground. * /Boats often pile up on the rocks in the shallow water./ 3. To crash. * /One car made a sudden stop and the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pile something on(to) somebody — ˌpile sth ˈon(to) sb derived to give sb a lot of sth to do, carry, etc • He felt his boss was piling too much work on him. Main entry: ↑pilederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • work your way through something — ˌwork your way ˈthrough sth idiom to do sth from beginning to end, especially when it takes a lot of time or effort • She worked her way through the pile of documents. Main entry: ↑wayidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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