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pile up vs increase

increase vs pile up

pile up is not a noun while increase is a noun.

pile up and increase both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pile up No No Yes No
increase Yes No Yes No
As verbs, increase is a hypernym of pile up; that is, increase is a word with a broader meaning than pile up:
  • pile up: increase in amount by collecting or gathering
  • increase: become bigger or greater in amount
pile up (noun) increase (noun)
the act of increasing something
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added
pile up (verb) increase (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering become bigger or greater in amount
arrange into piles or stacks make bigger or more
get or gather together
Difference between pile up and increase

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