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pile2 [transitive]
1 [always + adverb/preposition] to fill a place or container or cover a surface with a large amount of things
pile something into/onto etc something 
He piled bread and milk into his basket.Melissa piled spaghetti onto her plate.
He piled bread and milk into his basket.Melissa piled spaghetti onto her plate.2 also pile up to arrange things in a pile : Ma stacked the cups and piled the plates.
Ma stacked the cups and piled the plates.pile in
phrasal verbPierre came to pick them up, and they all piled in.pile something ↔ on
phrasal verb1 to talk about something in a way that makes it seem much worse than it really is [= exaggerate]: I know I'm piling it on a bit, but there is a serious point to be made.
pile it on/pile on the drama
I know I'm piling it on a bit, but there is a serious point to be made.2 to show that you are much better than your opponent in a game : England piled on the pressure from the start.
pile on the pressure/agony
England piled on the pressure from the start.3 to gain a lot of body weight : She slimmed down a couple of years ago but has piled on the pounds again.
pile on the pounds
She slimmed down a couple of years ago but has piled on the pounds again.pile out
phrasal verbEdward parked by the river and we all piled out.pile up
phrasal verb1 to increase in quantity or amount, in a way that is difficult to manage : It wasn't long before the debts were piling up. The traffic starts piling up around this time. The work has a tendency to pile up if I'm not careful.
It wasn't long before the debts were piling up.The traffic starts piling up around this time.The work has a tendency to pile up if I'm not careful.