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pile sth up

Phrasal Verb with pile
 
 
/paɪl/ verb

Definition

to make a lot of things into a pile by putting them on top of each other: Just pile those books up over there.
(Definition of pile sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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