piles up
Grows into heaps
Piles up describes things accumulating into a heap or mass.
Snow piles up overnight.
Laundry piles up when neglected.
Work piles up during vacation.
The phrase suggests gradual accumulation that eventually becomes substantial or problematic: The evidence kept piling up against him.
Debt piles up quickly when you're not paying attention.
- moundHeaped earth formation
- snow driftsWind-sculpted winter accumulations
- snowballsCompacted winter precipitation orbs
- heapJumbled collection of items
- stacks upMeasures relative performance
collect · stack · amass · accumulate · adds up · accretion · balloons · escalation · gather · backlog · to-do list · overload · junk mail · congests · buildup · dirty laundry · buries · overflowing
piles updisperses
Spreads widely apart
scatters · dissipates · spreads out · dispersing · clears out
piles uplevels off
Becomes steady, constant
collapses · topples · falls down · razes · knocks down
piles upclears out
Empties or departs quickly
dwindles · diminishes · clears up · winds down · runs out
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