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unpile

(ʌnˈpaɪl)
vb (tr)
to remove from a pile
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un•pile

(ʌnˈpaɪl)

v. -piled, -pil•ing. v.t.
1. to disentangle or remove from a pile or a piled condition: to unpile boxes.
v.i.
2. to become removed or separated from a pile or piled condition.
[1605–15]
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Translations
désempiler
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