heaped; heaping; heaps
1
a
: to throw or lay in a heap : pile or collect in great quantity
his sole object was to heap up riches
b
: to form or round into a heap
heaped the dirt into a mound
c
: to form a heap on : load heavily
heap the plates with food
2
: to accord or bestow lavishly or in large quantities
heaped honors upon them
Synonyms
Noun
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Verb
Examples of heap in a Sentence
Noun
He dumped the grass clippings into the compost heap.
a heap of old newspapers
She left her dirty clothes in a heap on the floor.
He's in a heap of trouble!
I can't believe he's still driving that old heap.
Verb
the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot
heaped the stones in a corner of the yard
Recent Examples on the Web
Jamie Nimmo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Huang’s car hit the barrier at 71 mph, pulverizing its front end, twisting it into unrecognizable heap.
—Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Social media has always been a playground for our worst instincts, but here, the madness and misinformation goes largely uncontested because who else but a Trump fan and a columnist forced to write about this stuff would volunteer to wade through such a trash heap?
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Throughout the decades, heaps of dinosaurs have been shown to have traveled in herds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
This quickly became unsustainable as the network grew and heaps of websites were created.
—Ken Carnesi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Older platforms dating back to the 1970s and 1980s could cost a heap for electric conversion.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Perhaps before a crowd, pulsing to chants and drumbeats, these oracle-like figures hunched over a heap of radiant red powder.
—Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Several vehicles, including at least two ambulances visible in the earlier footage, appear to have been destroyed, mashed together in a heap of soil, cars and pavement.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
These recipes, perfect for dinner or summer potlucks, are fresh, tasty, and comforting like only a heaping forkful of pasta can deliver.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
Versailles: Longtime doyenne of Cuban restaurants gets national acclaim and local loyalty with rock- solid food, heaped onto the plate for entree prices that rarely top $8.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The case is laid out in a heaping 2,752-page document filed in Delhi High Court.
—Suhasini Raj Anindito Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The record for the nearly fatality-free US airplane travel industry is partly due to the efforts of aviation authorities, airlines and aircraft manufacturers, despite the criticism heaped on all three of those groups recently.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
But the post went on to heap glowing praise on the tech attorney.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In 1998, everybody in this country was obsessed with closing down sexuality and heaping shame on sexuality in political life, such as the Clinton scandal.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
For me, that stress was heaped atop lingering grief and my everyday worries.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
Add in expenses like long wait times for replacement parts, and underwriters are opting to total cars with relatively benign damage — prematurely consigning electric models to the junk heap.
—Jamie Nimmo, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
Huang’s car hit the barrier at 71 mph, pulverizing its front end, twisting it into unrecognizable heap.
—Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
Social media has always been a playground for our worst instincts, but here, the madness and misinformation goes largely uncontested because who else but a Trump fan and a columnist forced to write about this stuff would volunteer to wade through such a trash heap?
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Throughout the decades, heaps of dinosaurs have been shown to have traveled in herds.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
This quickly became unsustainable as the network grew and heaps of websites were created.
—Ken Carnesi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Older platforms dating back to the 1970s and 1980s could cost a heap for electric conversion.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Perhaps before a crowd, pulsing to chants and drumbeats, these oracle-like figures hunched over a heap of radiant red powder.
—Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
Several vehicles, including at least two ambulances visible in the earlier footage, appear to have been destroyed, mashed together in a heap of soil, cars and pavement.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Verb
Lamb ribs rubbed with coriander, fennel and chile flakes and heaped over pickled fennel are their equal.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
These recipes, perfect for dinner or summer potlucks, are fresh, tasty, and comforting like only a heaping forkful of pasta can deliver.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
Versailles: Longtime doyenne of Cuban restaurants gets national acclaim and local loyalty with rock- solid food, heaped onto the plate for entree prices that rarely top $8.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The case is laid out in a heaping 2,752-page document filed in Delhi High Court.
—Suhasini Raj Anindito Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The record for the nearly fatality-free US airplane travel industry is partly due to the efforts of aviation authorities, airlines and aircraft manufacturers, despite the criticism heaped on all three of those groups recently.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
But the post went on to heap glowing praise on the tech attorney.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
In 1998, everybody in this country was obsessed with closing down sexuality and heaping shame on sexuality in political life, such as the Clinton scandal.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
For me, that stress was heaped atop lingering grief and my everyday worries.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heap. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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