pile up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar acumulação ou ajuntamento em monte ou em grande quantidade, ou o aumento do número de tarefas/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.

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Accumulate physicallyinformal

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

   Acumular-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.

   Sinônimosaccumulateamasscollectgatherheapmoundstackstockpile

   Antônimosdispersedistributescatterseparatespread

2. Accumulate in quantityinformal

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

   Acumular-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimosaccumulateamassbuild upcollectgatherheap upmount upstack upstockpile

   Antônimosdecreasediminishdispersedissipatedwindlelessenreduce

Verbo basepile