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noun

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as in loads
a considerable amount she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!

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as in pile
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor

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verb

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

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

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

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