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>