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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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 May 2025
His origins have muddied with time as multiple continuities, retcons, and heaps of unlockable dossiers have fleshed out his history.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The decision, after weeks of faltering efforts to agree a ceasefire with Hamas, underlines the threat that a war heaping international pressure on Israel amid dwindling public support at home could continue with no end in sight.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Noun
With starts against the White Sox and Cardinals up next, though, there isn’t a better young, high-upside starter with a good schedule and iffy results so far, so Leiter stands atop the heap.
—Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 May 2025
His origins have muddied with time as multiple continuities, retcons, and heaps of unlockable dossiers have fleshed out his history.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Verb
Every morning, prisoners lined up for inspection alongside the corpses of those who had died in the night heaped in a pile next to them.
—Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
The decision, after weeks of faltering efforts to agree a ceasefire with Hamas, underlines the threat that a war heaping international pressure on Israel amid dwindling public support at home could continue with no end in sight.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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“Heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heap. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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