"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 (countable and uncountable, plural pilings)
  1. (countable) A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material. Tags: countable 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Construction Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 42 38 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 40 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 40 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 40 37 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 18 36 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 41 37 6 Disambiguation of Construction: 70 3 17 10 Disambiguation of 'A structural support': 98 1 1
  2. The act of heaping up. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The act of heaping up): kasaaminen (Finnish), pinoaminen (Finnish), latominen (Finnish), kokoonkasaaminen (Finnish), استیف (istif) (Ottoman Turkish), istif (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-piling-en-noun-90-u2ov7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 42 38 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 31 32 3 14 1 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 33 30 2 16 1 9 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 40 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 40 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 40 37 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 18 36 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 41 37 6 Disambiguation of 'The act of heaping up': 3 83 14
  3. (ironworking) The process of building up, heating, and working fagots or piles to form bars, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-piling-en-noun-uz~jKXv1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Metallurgy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 46 42 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 42 38 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 31 32 3 14 1 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 33 30 2 16 1 9 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 40 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 40 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 40 37 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 18 36 38 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 16 41 37 6 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 0 0 100 0 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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