Pile
01
hög, stapla
a number of objects placed one on top of the other
Exempel
The workers moved a pile of bricks to the construction site.
Arbetarna flyttade en hög tegelstenar till byggplatsen.
02
hög, berg
a noticeably huge number or amount of a particular thing
Exempel
As the event ended, there was a pile of leftover food that needed to be donated.
03
a substantial amount of money
Exempel
That investment turned into a real pile.
05
atomic or chain reactor for nuclear energy production
Exempel
Safety protocols are vital around a nuclear pile.
06
a battery made of voltaic cells connected in series
Exempel
Early experiments used the voltaic pile for electrolysis.
07
raised fibers forming a texture
Exempel
She ran her hand over the pile of the rug.
08
foundation support driven into soil
Exempel
Engineers measured the load capacity of each pile.
09
fine, soft, dense hair of cattle, deer, sheep, or certain dogs
Exempel
The sheep 's pile was sheared for wool.
to pile
01
stapla, hopa
to lay things on top of each other
Transitive: to pile sth
Exempel
Can you pile the dirty laundry in the hamper for washing?
Kan du stapla den smutsiga tvätten i tvättkorgen för tvätt?
02
tränga sig, strömma in
to crowd or push forward together in a large group
Intransitive: to pile somewhere
Exempel
The kids piled onto the bus, eager for the field trip.
Barnen hopade på bussen, ivriga för utflykten.
03
stapla, hopa
to gather or build up into a heap or stack
Intransitive
Exempel
The sand piled around the castle as they built it at the beach.
Sand höggs upp runt slottet när de byggde det på stranden.
