pyramiding

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounpyramiding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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.
  2. uncountableA shell deformity in captive turtles, leading to a pyramid shape underlying each scute.
  3. uncountableA 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.
  4. uncountablebusinessSynonym of pyramid trading.

    Synonyms: pyramid trading

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pyramid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of pyramid trading.

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pyramid trading

Origin

From pyramid + -ing.

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APA

pyramiding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramiding

MLA

“pyramiding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramiding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyramiding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyramiding.

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