Definition of pile
(Entry 1 of 6)
1
: a long slender column usually of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete driven into the ground to carry a vertical load
2
: a wedge-shaped heraldic charge usually placed vertically with the broad end up
3a
: a target-shooting arrowhead without cutting edges
b
[Latin pilum]
: an ancient Roman foot soldier's heavy javelin
pile
verb (1)
piled; piling
Definition of pile (Entry 2 of 6)
: to drive piles into
pile
verb (2)
piled; piling
Definition of pile (Entry 3 of 6)
1
: to lay or place in a pile : stack
2a
: to heap in abundance : load
piled potatoes on his plate
b
: to collect little by little into a mass
—usually used with up
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
pile
noun (2)Definition of pile (Entry 4 of 6)
1a(1)
: a quantity of things heaped together
(2)
: a heap of wood for burning a corpse or a sacrifice
b
: any great number or quantity : lot
2
: a large building or group of buildings
3
: a great amount of money : fortune
4
: reactor sense 3b
pile
noun (3)Definition of pile (Entry 5 of 6)
1
: a coat or surface of usually short close fine furry hairs
2
: a velvety surface produced by an extra set of filling yarns that form raised loops which are cut and sheared
pile
noun (4)Definition of pile (Entry 6 of 6)
1
: a single hemorrhoid
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The first known use of pile was in the 12th century
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