piling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
    stilt; pile; spile.
  2. verb arrange in stacks
    pile; stack; heap.
    • heap firewood around the fireplace
    • stack your books up on the shelves
  3. verb press tightly together or cram
    mob; throng; jam; pile; pack.
    • The crowd packed the auditorium
  4. verb place or lay as if in a pile
    pile.
    • The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested

WordNet

Pil"ing noun
Etymology
See Pile a heap.
Definitions
  1. The act of heaping up.
  2. (Iron Manuf.) The process of building up, heating, and working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.
Pil"ing noun
Etymology
See Pile a stake.
Definitions
  1. A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the piling of a bridge.

Webster 1913