"pile in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: piles in [present, singular, third-person], piling in [participle, present], piled in [participle, past], piled in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pile in (third-person singular simple present piles in, present participle piling in, simple past and past participle piled in)
  1. (informal) To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pile_in-en-verb-THzniW4n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pile in meaning in English (1.8kB)

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        "(informal) To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers."
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