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pile on

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Verb

  1. To jump on top of someone or something quickly.
  2. To criticize someone or something in a concerted effort; to add on some additional critique.
  3. To unnecessarily extend the margin of a winning score.
  4. To add or apply in great quantities.

Noun

  1. Nonstandard spelling of pile-on.
  2. An argument or fight in which one side is greatly advantaged by being more numerous or more closely allied than the other side.

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