pile on
To jump on top of someone or something quicklyTo jump on top of someone or something quickly.
» The comic books were piled on the desk.
Meaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To jump on top of someone or something quickly.
(ambitransitive, figuratively)To criticize someone or something in a concerted effort; to add on some additional critique.
OK, OK, they've already gotten the constructive criticism. Now you're just piling on.
(figuratively, intransitive)To unnecessarily extend the margin of a winning score.
(informal, transitive)To add or apply in great quantities.
Examples
28 sentencesThe comic books were piled on the desk.
There's a pile of letters on the table.
ruНа столе лежит стопка писем. — soweli_Elepanto
There's a big pile of mail on your desk.
deDa liegt ein Riesenhaufen Post auf deinem Schreibtisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I saw a pile of cash on the table.
There was a pile of mail on my desk.
Forms
piles on, piling on, piled on, piled onPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb