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heap
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- pronunciation:
- hip
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a great number of things lying on top of each other; pile.
a gravel heapa heap of junk metal- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- accumulation, agglomerate, bank, mound, mountain, stack
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| definition 2: |
(informal) a great amount or number.
a heap of money- synonyms:
- multitude, pile, stack
- similar words:
- abundance, chunk, gobs, mass, mess, mountain, myriad, oodles, profusion, scads, tons, world
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| definition 3: |
(slang) a run-down car.
- synonyms:
- crate, jalopy
- similar words:
- rattletrap, wreck
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| related words: |
bunch, car, collection, drift, jumble, lot, many, much, tumble, volume, wealth |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
heaps, heaping, heaped |
| definition 1: |
to put, cast, or form in a heap; pile up (often fol. by "up," "on," or the like).
He heaped his belongings on the porch.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- agglomerate, bank, mound, stack
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| definition 2: |
to give, load, or assign in great quantity (usu. fol. by on or upon).
She heaps praise on her associates.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- lavish, rain
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| definition 3: |
to fill or overfill.
He heaped his cart with old clothes.- synonyms:
- pile
- similar words:
- fill, load, stack, stuff
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| related words: |
collect, drift, hoard, jumble, pack, shock, spread, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to accumulate, rise, or be in one or more heaps or piles (often fol. by "up").
The snow heaped up along the fence.- synonyms:
- accumulate
- similar words:
- accrue, agglomerate, amass, drift
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| related words: |
bank, stack |
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