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pile⋅up

  [pahyl-uhp]
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–noun
1. a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
2. an accumulation, as of work, chores, or bills.
3. a rough or disorderly falling of people upon one another, as in a football game.
Origin:
1825–35; n. use of v. phrase pile up
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pile·up or pile-up   (pīl'ŭp')   
n.  

  1. Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.

  2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" (New York Times).

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