Serious Fitness: October 2020

Friday, October 30, 2020

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pile¹

/pīl/

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noun

1.
a heap of things laid or lying one on top of another.
"he placed the books in a neat pile"
Similar:
heap
stack
mound
pyramid
mass
quantity
bundle
clump
bunch
jumble
collection
accumulation
assemblage
store
stockpile
aggregation
hoard
load
tower
rick
cold deck
rickle
bing
2.
a large imposing building or group of buildings.
"a Victorian Gothic pile"
Similar:
mansion
stately home
hall
manor
big house
manor house
country house
castle
palace
edifice
impressive building/structure
residence
abode
seat
château
manoir
palazzo

verb

1.
place (things) one on top of another.
"she piled all the groceries on the counter"
Similar:
heap (up)
stack (up)
make a heap/pile/stack of
accumulate
assemble
put together
2.
(of a group of people) get into or out of a vehicle or space in a disorganized manner.
"ten of us piled into the minibus"

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shift

/SHift/

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verb

move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.
"I shift the weight back to the other leg"
Similar:
move
carry
transfer
transport
convey
take
bring
bear
lug
cart
haul
fetch
switch
move around
transpose
relocate
reposition
rearrange
displace
slide
slip
be displaced

noun

1.
a slight change in position, direction, or tendency.
"a shift in public opinion"
Similar:
movement
move
shifting
transference
transport

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