- ˌpile ˈinto sth
- phrasal verb
to enter a place in large numbers, all at the same timeFour huge men piled into the back of the car.[/ex]
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ˌpile ˈinto sth
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lock sb into sth — UK US lock sb into sth Phrasal Verb with lock({{}}/lɒk/ verb ► to prevent a person or organization from leaving a legal or financial agreement: »The gas company is locked into long term supply contracts. »Be careful not to lock yourself into a… … Financial and business terms
pile*/ — [paɪl] noun I 1) [C] a number of things that are put on top of each other in an untidy way Rubbish lay in piles in the street.[/ex] a pile of books and papers[/ex] 2) [C] informal a large amount of something By the time he was 40, he d made piles … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pile — pile1 S2 [paıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(arrangement of things)¦ 2¦(large amount)¦ 3 a pile of something 4 the bottom of the pile 5 the top of the pile 6¦(house)¦ 7¦(material)¦ 8¦(post)¦ 9 make a/your pile 10 piles … Dictionary of contemporary English
pile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, great, huge, large, massive ▪ little, small ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pile — 1 noun 1 LARGE AMOUNT/MASS (C) a) a tidy collection of several things of the same kind placed on top of each other; stack 1 (1): We put the newspapers in piles on the floor. | The record I want is at the bottom of the pile. (+ of): a pile of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
investor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, major ▪ long term ▪ average, ordinary, small ▪ Many ordinary investors s … Collocations dictionary
look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way … Dictionary of contemporary English
tuck — tuck1 [tʌk] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: tuck to stretch cloth over hooks, pull (13 19 centuries), from Old English tucian to treat badly, punish, criticize angrily ] 1.) [T always + adverb/preposition] to push something, especially the edge of a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
car — noun 1 road vehicle with four wheels ⇨ See also ↑automobile ADJECTIVE ▪ fast ▪ new ▪ diesel (esp. BrE), electric, fuel efficient (esp. AmE), hybrid … Collocations dictionary
look — 1 /lUk/ verb 1 SEE (I) to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it: Sorry, I didn t see I wasn t looking. | If you look carefully you can see that the painting represents a naked man. (+ at): It s time we left, Ian said, looking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
