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Definition of Heap
1. Verb. Bestow in large quantities. "She heaped scorn upon him"
2. Noun. A collection of objects laid on top of each other.
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Compost Heap, Compost Pile, Dunghill, Midden, Muckheap, Muckhill, Scrapheap, Shock, Slagheap, Stack, Funeral Pyre, Pyre, Woodpile, Stockpile
Derivative terms: Agglomerate, Agglomerate, Cumulate, Cumulate, Cumulous, Pile, Pile, Pile
3. Verb. Arrange in stacks. "They heap their rifles on the cabinet"; "Stack your books up on the shelves"
Generic synonyms: Arrange, Set Up
Specialized synonyms: Rick, Cord
Also: Heap Up, Pile Up, Stack Up
Derivative terms: Pile, Stack, Stacker
4. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Pile, Plenteous, Wad
5. Verb. Fill to overflow. "They heap the cart with boxes "; "Heap the platter with potatoes"
6. Noun. A car that is old and unreliable. "The fenders had fallen off that old bus"
Definition of Heap
1. n. A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.
2. v. t. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.
Definition of Heap
1. Noun. A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. ¹
2. Noun. A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile. ¹
3. Noun. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones. ¹
4. Noun. (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children. ¹
5. Noun. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To pile in a heap. ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To form or round into a heap, as in measuring. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To supply in great quantity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heap
1. to pile up [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Heap
1. 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. "Though he heap up silver as the dust." (Job. Xxvii. 16) 2. To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal. 3. To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full. Origin: AS. Heapian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heap
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Albanian