"pyramiding" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: pyramid + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pyramid|ing}} pyramid + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pyramiding (uncountable)
  1. The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the dosage of an illicit drug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught. Tags: uncountable
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  2. A shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pyramiding-en-noun-HLdrhE1Z
  3. A form of tax evasion in which an employer that withholds payroll taxes from employees intentionally fails to remit those withholdings to the taxing authority, often then filing for bankruptcy to repeat the fraud under a new name. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pyramiding-en-noun-Wv6SooNl Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 9 5 28 32 27
  4. (finance) Synonym of pyramid trading Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: pyramid trading [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-pyramiding-en-noun-y8sK5XLZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 22 41 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 9 5 28 32 27 Topics: business, finance

Verb

Etymology: pyramid + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pyramid|ing}} pyramid + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pyramiding
  1. present participle and gerund of pyramid Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pyramid
    Sense id: en-pyramiding-en-verb-ZyGHnmEo Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 9 5 28 32 27

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