pile up
(v + adv) increase TRANSITIVEcarn verb
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pile-up
(alsopile up
) 1 noun TRANSP accidentcarnadh masc 2 noun backlog of work etccarn masc1 the pile-up of work on my desk an carn oibre atá ar mo dheasc, an moll oibre atá ar mo dheascpile
noun
1 noun stackcarn masc1 carnán masc1 cruach fem2 a pile of letters carnán litreacha, cual litreachathey were in a pile on the floor bhí siad ina gcarn ar an urlár 2 noun large heapcarn masc1 a pile of rubble carn smionagairShow full entry
3 noun TEXT of carpet, fabric, etccaitín masc4 4 noun CONSTR postpíle masc4 5 noun ARCHIT, informal large old buildingteach mór their ancestral pile teach mór a muintire
verb
6 verb (also pile up) stack heap TRANSITIVEcarn verb carn a dhéanamh de cruach verb we piled up the stones rinneamar carn de na clochathey piled the turf against the wall chruach siad an mhóin in éadan an bhalla 7 verb put up (hair) TRANSITIVEcocán a dhéanamh deshe piled her hair on top of her head rinne sí cocán dá cuid gruaige i mbarr a cinn 8 verb (also pile up) gather in a heap INTRANSITIVEcarn verb cruach verb leaves were piling up on the streets bhí duilleoga ag carnadh ar na sráideanna 9 verb flock, crowd INTRANSITIVEplódaigh verb we can't pile on in without being asked ní féidir linn plódú isteach gan chuireadhthey piled out of the hall tháinig siad amach as an halla ina bplód, bhrúcht siad amach as an halla