pile in

verb

To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers.

Opposite

Meanings

verbpile in (third-person singular simple present piles in, present participle piling in, simple past and past participle piled in)

present singular third person piles in · participle present piling in · participle past piled in · past piled in

  1. informalTo enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers.
    1 more example

    Typically for the 'get-on-with-it' era, the railway and military worked like demons to restore the vital rail link. The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the wreckage was removed by breakdown trains, new rails and sleepers were rushed forward by willing hands, and US Army bulldozers piled in. By 2020 on the same day, both tracks were open for traffic again where there had been a gaping pit just hours before.

    2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43

    Antonyms: pile out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers.

Opposite
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pile in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pile%20in.

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