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pile up vs come up

come up vs pile up

pile up and come up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pile up No No Yes No
come up No No Yes No
As verbs, come up is a hyponym of pile up; that is, come up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pile up:
  • pile up: get or gather together
  • come up: gather (money or other resources) together over time
Other hyponyms of pile up include run up, corral, collect, pull in, scrape, scrape up, scratch, chunk, lump, bale, catch, fund, fund.
pile up (verb) come up (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering result or issue
arrange into piles or stacks start running, functioning, or operating
get or gather together gather or bring together
gather (money or other resources) together over time
bring forth, usually something desirable
come up, of celestial bodies
come to the surface
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
move upward
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
originate or come into being
be mentioned
Difference between pile up and come up

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