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
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
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Jp Mangalindan, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
There are many reasons to visit New Orleans, from po' boys filled with heaps of fried shrimp spilling out of pillowy soft French bread, the shrill trills of brass trumpets, and the constant bustle of revelers across the city.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
That crisis is heaping more burdens on grieving family members during one of the worst periods of their lives.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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
There are many reasons to visit New Orleans, from po' boys filled with heaps of fried shrimp spilling out of pillowy soft French bread, the shrill trills of brass trumpets, and the constant bustle of revelers across the city.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
All the wrongs heaped on Curt Flood alone justify all that today’s players get.
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
That crisis is heaping more burdens on grieving family members during one of the worst periods of their lives.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heap. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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