piled out

Tumbled out together

Piled out describes a group exiting a vehicle or enclosed space quickly and in numbers, tumbling out one after another: The kids piled out of the minivan.

The image is of people stacked or crowded together who then spill outward.

The opposite action is piled in or piled into.

Related
  • doorwayPassage into a room
  • mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
  • crowdLarge public gathering
  • rushQuick sudden movement
  • all at onceOccurring without gradual buildup

scramble · tumble · stampede · throng · threshold · emergency exit · herd · scatter · evacuate · fire drill · bolt · exit · corridor · disembark · school bus · clown car · spill · cluster

Opposites
manner of exit

piled outfiled out

Exited in orderly succession

disembarked · alighted · stepped out · debarked · filtered out

direction of movement

piled outpiled in

Entered en masse

packed in · squeezed in · boarded · embarked · entered

Family

pile, piled, piling, piles, out, outing, outings, outer, outermost

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G