pile up

• Verbo compuesto que significa acumularse o amontonarse en gran cantidad, o aumentar el número de tareas o eventos.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of accumulating or gathering in a heap or large quantity, or tasks/events increasing in number.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Accumulate physicallyinformal

   To form a pile or heap; to place things on top of each other.

   amontonar(se)

   • Dirty dishes piled up in the sink after the party.
   • Leaves pile up in the yard during autumn.
   • He piled up the books on his desk.

   Sinónimosaccumulateamasscollectgatherheapmoundstackstockpile

   Antónimosdispersedistributescatterseparatespread

2. Accumulate in quantityinformal

   To increase in amount or number, often in a way that becomes difficult to manage.

   acumularse en cantidad

   • Work started to pile up while I was on vacation.
   • Bills pile up quickly if you don't pay them on time.
   • Problems piled up one after another.

   Sinónimosaccumulateamassbuild upcollectgatherheap upmount upstack upstockpile

   Antónimosdecreasediminishdispersedissipatedwindlelessenreduce

Verbo basepile