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piled

[pahyld]

adjective

  1. having a pile, as velvet and other fabrics.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of piled1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English: “covered with hair”; pile 3, -ed 3
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However, having held out on their own line, they capitalised on a slack pass and the back-line piled into a ruck to win the ball back and secure a famous victory on the North Island.

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In 1965, as Long Beach began sprucing up the harbor, a dredging operation piled up a landfill at the edge of the Pike.

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Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said jobs would be lost if more costs were "piled on to employers".

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Within 35 minutes of coming ashore, she says she counted nine boats piled in front of them.

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Former captain Michael Vaughan said he was "staggered" by England's decision to field first after India piled on 359-3 on day one of the first Test at Headingley.

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