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
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
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 May 2025
His origins have muddied with time as multiple continuities, retcons, and heaps of unlockable dossiers have fleshed out his history.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The collapse has heaped pressure on medical facilities in the neighbouring city of Omdurman, across the Nile.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
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Noun
With starts against the White Sox and Cardinals up next, though, there isn’t a better young, high-upside starter with a good schedule and iffy results so far, so Leiter stands atop the heap.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 May 2025
His origins have muddied with time as multiple continuities, retcons, and heaps of unlockable dossiers have fleshed out his history.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Verb
Whenever there appeared to be a lull in Lee’s case and the narrative threatened to shift toward scrutiny of the police for their lack of hard evidence or progress in the case, a new leak would emerge to re-inflame public outcry, conveniently heaping more pressure on the actor to cooperate.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The collapse has heaped pressure on medical facilities in the neighbouring city of Omdurman, across the Nile.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heap. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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