heap

²heap

verb

Definition of HEAP

transitive verb

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>

Examples of HEAP

1. <the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot>
2. <heaped the stones in a corner of the yard>

First Known Use of HEAP

before 12th century

Related to HEAP

Synonyms: rain, lavish, pour, shower

Antonyms: unpile

Related Words: gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp; bombard, hail

Near Antonyms: hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold

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