"piling on" meaning in All languages combined

See piling on on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} piling on (uncountable)
  1. A fighting tactic wherein multiple people attack another.
    (American football) An illegal strategy wherein players tackle an opposing player.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-piling_on-en-noun-WCvXVVme Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 24 7 23 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 22 10 15 5 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 24 8 21 3 9 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. A fighting tactic wherein multiple people attack another.
    The process by which additional combatants join an ongoing fight or argument when they think they know who will win so that they will be on the winning side.
    Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-piling_on-en-noun-MSS0y8wU
  3. A fighting tactic wherein multiple people attack another.
    The process by which multiple people pick on, complain about or list the faults of their target.
    Tags: uncountable Related terms: dogpile
    Sense id: en-piling_on-en-noun-d0e63ZQm
  4. (by extension) An ongoing increase in a change or phenomenon, such as the popularity of a fad.
    The steady addition of more problems to an already problematic situation or circumstance.
    Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-piling_on-en-noun-dEKAd79S
  5. (by extension) An ongoing increase in a change or phenomenon, such as the popularity of a fad.
    Doing more and more (of something), especially when it is inappropriate or problematic, such as by continuing to break a diet
    Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-piling_on-en-noun--N5JZHK1

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} piling on
  1. present participle and gerund of pile on Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pile on
    Sense id: en-piling_on-en-verb-lvjuSXCh
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