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heap
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- pronunciation:
- hip
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
many things lying on top of each other; pile.
As she dumped her purse, all kinds of things fell out, landing in a heap on the table.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- accumulation, bank, mound, mountain, stack
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related words: |
bunch, car, collection, drift, jumble, lot, many, much, tumble, wealth |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
heaps, heaping, heaped |
definition 1: |
to put or form in a heap; pile up (often followed by "up" or "on").
He heaped all his books on the desk.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- bank, mound, stack
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definition 2: |
to give or fill in large amounts (usually followed by "on" or "upon").
The teacher heaped praise upon her students.I heaped up my plate with spaghetti.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- lavish
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definition 3: |
to fill or fill with too much.
He heaped the laundry basket with dirty clothes.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- fill, load, stack, stuff
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definition 4: |
to be piled up; to be in one or more heaps (often followed by "up").
The snow heaped up behind the fence.- synonyms:
- accumulate
- similar words:
- drift
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related words: |
collect, hoard, jumble, pack, spread, stack |
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