Main Entry: ²heap

Function: transitive verb

Date: before 12th century

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>