"piling" meaning in English

See piling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/, [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ] [US] Forms: pilings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} piling (plural pilings)
  1. A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material. Categories (topical): Construction Translations (A structural support): 桩子 (zhuāngzi) (Chinese Mandarin), paalut (Finnish), paalutus (Finnish), paalurakennelma (Finnish), Spundwand [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-piling-en-noun-78egxZSL Disambiguation of Construction: 36 29 31 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 43 39 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 41 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 41 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 40 39 5 Disambiguation of 'A structural support': 98 1 1
  2. The act of heaping up. Categories (topical): Construction Translations (The act of heaping up): kasaaminen (Finnish), pinoaminen (Finnish), latominen (Finnish), kokoonkasaaminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-piling-en-noun-90-u2ov7 Disambiguation of Construction: 36 29 31 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 43 39 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 25 22 1 25 12 0 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 41 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 41 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 40 39 5 Disambiguation of 'The act of heaping up': 4 80 17
  3. (ironworking) The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc. Categories (topical): Construction, Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-piling-en-noun-uz~jKXv1 Disambiguation of Construction: 36 29 31 4 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 14 29 50 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 43 39 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 25 22 1 25 12 0 7 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 41 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 41 38 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 40 39 5 Topics: arts, crafts, hobbies, ironworking, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: piling on, piling rig, sheet piling

Verb

IPA: /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/, [ˈpʰaɪ̯ɫlɪŋ] [US]
Rhymes: -aɪlɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} piling
  1. present participle and gerund of pile Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pile
    Sense id: en-piling-en-verb-ND4dEl08

Inflected forms

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          "word": "paalutus"
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          "_dis1": "98 1 1",
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          "sense": "A structural support",
          "word": "paalurakennelma"
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          "word": "kasaaminen"
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