Word

pile up, v.
freq. cnt. 6

collect or gather
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

accumulate amass conglomerate cumulate gather pile up

sample sentences

"Journals are accumulating in my office"
"The work keeps piling up"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The crowds %s in the streets

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

accumulative accumulative accumulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gathering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cumulative cumulus cumulation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conglomeration conglomeration

semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

hyponym

backlog accrete drift

arrange into piles or stacks
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

heap up pile up stack up

sample sentences

"She piled up her books in my living room"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

gather, collect, pull together, garner

get or gather together
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

accumulate amass collect compile hoard pile up roll up