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In some senses, dogpile is marked as figuratively, US, colloquial, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
VERB + DOGPILE
unscrambling
noun
A disorderly pile of people formed by jumping upon a victim.
The bottom man of a 'dog pile' in a fraternity house scuffle is in a hospital with a neck dislocation.
Any similarly disorderly pile of people or things.
Purdy tucked the pigskin under his elbow and cantered over a dog-pile for a tally.
Unscrambling the dogpile of objects can be messy.
A pile of dog excrement.
Mrs. Brown cleaned her lawn up bright and early each day; Picked up all the dog piles so her children could play.
The situation where many participants attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
A cache stampede.
verb
To jump into a dogpile.
He can either take a beating from one man or... be dogpiled by a dozen men.
I fumbled the snap, fell on the ball and about 10 guys dog-piled on top of me.
To pile on, to overwhelm in other senses.
For many participants to attack the same user (on a discussion forum or similar).
But this guy was serious, using online payment services and dogpiling her e-mail box within minutes, requesting expedited shipping.
The bottom man of a 'dog pile' in a fraternity house scuffle is in a hospital with a neck dislocation.
WiktionaryPurdy tucked the pigskin under his elbow and cantered over a dog-pile for a tally.
WiktionaryUnscrambling the dogpile of objects can be messy.
WiktionaryHe can either take a beating from one man or... be dogpiled by a dozen men.
WiktionaryI fumbled the snap, fell on the ball and about 10 guys dog-piled on top of me.
WiktionaryA vampire got her around the neck from behind; then more, dogpiling her.
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In some senses, dogpile is marked as figuratively, US, colloquial, euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.