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heap

/ heap /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
fill to overflow
"heap the platter with potatoes"
Type of:
fill fill up make full
Derived:
batch deal flock good deal great deal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
bestow in large quantities
"He heaped him with work"
"She heaped scorn upon him"
Type of:
give
Derived:
batch deal flock good deal great deal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
noun Sense 3
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Type of:
collection aggregation accumulation
Kinds of:
compost heap compost pile dunghill midden muckheap
Derived:
accumulate cumulate conglomerate pile up gather
noun Sense 4
a car that is old and unreliable
"the fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Type of:
car auto automobile
verb Sense 5
arrange in stacks
"heap firewood around the fireplace"
"stack your books up on the shelves"
Type of:
arrange set up
Kinds of:
rick cord
Derived:
pile mound cumulus stack stacker
See also:
pile up heap up stack up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters"
"a deal of trouble"
"a lot of money"
"he made a mint on the stock market"
"it must have cost plenty"
Type of:
large indefinite quantity large indefinite amount
Kinds of:
flood inundation deluge torrent
Derived:
jam jampack ram chock up cram
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
53
Times Searched
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Related Words

fill fill up make full give collection aggregation accumulation compost heap compost pile dunghill midden muckheap