apilar, to pile (or heap) up.

apiñado, -a, adj. pp. of apiñar, pyramidal, heaped up, crowded, closely pressed, dense; —os grupos, dense crowds, closely packed groups; -as matas, tangled (or dense) shrubbery (or under-brush); -as olas, tossing waves.

apiñar, to heap up, press (or crowd) together; to mass; refl., to a crowd.

aplastar, to flatten, crush, weigh down, smash, destroy.

aplauso, m., applause; pl., applause.

aplicar, to apply.

aplomo, m., assurance, self-possession.

apoderarse, to take possession (de, of).

aposentador, m., quartermaster; sargento —, quartermaster-sergeant.

apostarse, to post oneself, take up a position.