heap

heap

verb

Definition of HEAP

1

to give readily and in large quantities <the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot>

Synonyms heap, lavish, pour, shower

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

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

2

to lay or throw on top of one another <heaped the stones in a corner of the yard>

Synonyms heap, mound, stack

Related Words bank; layer, pyramid; accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, group, mass; bunch, clump, lump

Antonyms unpile

3

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained <heaped her plate with spaghetti>

Synonyms brim, charge, cram, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff

Related Words drench, flood, glut, swamp; bloat, bulk; crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze; refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish; overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate; honeycomb, penetrate

Near Antonyms lighten; deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

Antonyms clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void