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noun

ˈhēp How to pronounce heap (audio)
Definition of heapnext
1
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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2
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

1
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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2
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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3
as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained heaped her plate with spaghetti

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Recent Examples of heap
Noun
Dramatic photos of the damage show hotels and large buildings in Mandalay in a crumpled heap, coming as a state of emergency is declared in six regions of Myanmar including Mandalay. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025 Jesperson seized them from Moore’s hands, hung them on a clothesline and tortured them, leaving their bodies in a heap in the back garden. — Jp Mangalindan, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
The apparent lesson here—heaping economic pressure on U.S. adversaries often fails but bullying allies can yield results—seems to animate Trump’s current push to rein in partners who are still tied to the U.S. market. — Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025 All the wrongs heaped on Curt Flood alone justify all that today’s players get. — Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heap
  1. pile
  2. lavish
  3. stack
  4. fill
  5. ton
  6. pour
  7. pack
  8. load
Noun
  • But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.
    — Michael Ausiello, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
  • At long last, spring has arrived here in New England, with verdant leaves erupting through soil and piles of brown leaves.
    — Natalie Pattillo, Vox, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of pile
Verb
  • In recent years, the billionaire has offered sympathetic remarks about China’s desire to reclaim Taiwan and lavished praise on the government.
    — Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Ahead of the Saturday night clash in Spain, the opposition’s head coach lavished praise on the number 11.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of lavish
Verb
  • This ring is both showy and dainty, perfect for standing on its own or for Mom to stack with other rose gold rings in her collection of fine jewelry.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The 2025 Final Four collection just dropped, and it's stacked with everything from classic hats to Final Four hoodies.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of stack
Verb
  • While the season is often filled with soft pastels (hi, lavender milk nails) and shimmery nudes, some celebs have decided to go in a different direction this season.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Reckoning to help fill seats and keep the market recovery going.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of fill
Noun
  • Unfortunately, most new parents don’t have a ton of time to devote to practices like meditation or journaling.
    — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Both teams have three games left in the season, with not a ton of room to maneuver in the standings.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of ton
Verb
  • The teen poured some Al Green grit on the gospel great’s 2007 ballad, again inspiring Richie to hop up and testify to some powerful vocals.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Just crack an egg into the chick, and the white pours smoothly out of its beak, leaving the yolk intact and safely inside.
    — Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of pour
Verb
  • The formula is packed with hyaluronic acid to deeply hydrate and plump the skin, and it can be applied on its own or mixed into a moisturizer.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Ironwood delivers higher throughput compared to previous Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), and Google really plans to pack these chips in.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of pack
Verb
  • Holt Logistics employs about 500 workers at the Port of Philadelphia, where longshoremen unpack and load products like fruit from around the world — produce destined for supermarkets across the U.S.
    — Tom Hanson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Mets had the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning and were already leading 9-5 when Tyrone Taylor hit a deep drive to the warning track at Citi Field.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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