Build up
Build up verb - To gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass.
Usage example: evidence that the toxic chemical builds up in the bloodstream to unhealthy levels
Both terms in one sentence
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Since it's a castle, the ceiling is very high and Don Salluste has first to build up an improbable pile of furnitures and chairs to reach it.
Source: Ceiling Banger -
Try throwing away your awesome assault rifle before the start of a round, and watch the subsequent pile of weapons build up as everyone prepares to pick it up at the start.
Source: Video Game / Wolf Team
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Pile and Build up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build_up/pile
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