PILEUP Definition & Meaning

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pileup

or pile-up

[ pahyl-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
an accumulation, as of work, chores, or bills.
a rough or disorderly falling of people upon one another, as in a football game.

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Origin of pileup¹

First recorded in 1825–35; noun use of verb phrase pile up

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A rare dust storm caused a multi-vehicle pileup and shut off power to Central Valley residents Monday.

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In the final scene, the mix of secondary voices, pinballing among cast members, makes for a confusing pileup.

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Yet, what grounds the story amid the pileup of sci-fi terms and lore is the convincingly intense bond that these male protagonists have nurtured.

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As to the gory that was Rome, there are brawls, murders, mutilations, executions, death by CGI wild animal and multi-chariot pileups.

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On the hand, the media pileup on Biden is severely damaging his public image.

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