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heap upon — See heap on … Thesaurus of popular words
heap on — heap upon they heaped praise on her Syn: shower on, lavish on, load on; bestow on, confer on, give, grant, vouchsafe, favor with … Thesaurus of popular words
heap — heaper, n. heapy, adj. /heep/, n. 1. a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. 2. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people. 3. Slang. an automobile, esp. a dilapidated one. 4. all… … Universalium
heap — I n. a compost; dump; scrap heap II v. (d; tr.) to heap on, upon (to heap gifts on smb.) * * * [hiːp] dump scrap heap upon (to heap gifts on smb.) (d; tr.) to heap on a compost … Combinatory dictionary
heap — Synonyms and related words: abundance, accord, accumulate, accumulation, administer, afford, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, allot, allow, amass, amassment, amount, anthill, army, assemble, auto, autocar, automobile, award, backlog, bag,… … Moby Thesaurus
heap — 1. noun 1) a heap of boxes Syn: pile, stack, mound, mountain, mass, quantity, load, lot, jumble; collection, accumulation, assemblage, store, hoard 2) informal we have heaps of room … Thesaurus of popular words
heap — [hēp] n. [ME hepe, a troop, heap < OE heap, a troop, band, multitude, akin to Ger hauf(en), Du hoop < IE * keub < base * keu , bend, arch > HOP1, HIVE] 1. a pile, mass, or mound of things jumbled together 2. [often pl.] Informal a… … English World dictionary
heap — /hip / (say heep) noun 1. an assemblage of things, lying one on another; a pile: a heap of stones. 2. (sometimes plural) Colloquial a great quantity or number; a multitude: a heap better; heaps further. 3. Colloquial something very old and… …
heap — [[t]hip[/t]] n. 1) a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones[/ex] 2) inf Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude 3) sts Slang. a dilapidated automobile 4) to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile 5)… … From formal English to slang
heap — [[t]hi͟ːp[/t]] heaps, heaping, heaped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way. ...a heap of bricks. ...a compost heap... He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left… … English dictionary
