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
Synonyms
Noun
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Verb
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
Routinely comb through expired coupons and papers that are no longer needed for records so the heap never has a chance to grow.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
But the senator himself looks like a retro cop — telling us to punish the abusive father by heaping more suffering on his kids.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Furthermore, Tim Walz has a dubious track record that gets heaps of praise from Sen. Bernie Sanders, but criticism from some Minnesota business owners.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
Routinely comb through expired coupons and papers that are no longer needed for records so the heap never has a chance to grow.
—Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2024
Verb
Twigs, sticks, and rotted logs can be heaped into a pile and covered with wood chips, compost, and soil to create a basic hugelkultur mound.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2024
But the senator himself looks like a retro cop — telling us to punish the abusive father by heaping more suffering on his kids.
—Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heap. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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