dogpile NORTH AMERICANinformal noun 1. a disorderly heap of people formed around one person on whom the others jump. "he was mobbed by his teammates in a dogpile near mid-court" 2. a lump of dog excrement. "I could spot a number of dogpiles in the sand" verb 1. (of a number of people) jump on top of another person or one another so as to form a disorderly heap. "the players poured out of the dugout to dogpile on Wright at second base"