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| 1. | [ noun ] a collection of objects laid on top of each other | |
| Synonyms: | pile mound cumulus | |
| Related terms: | collection stack woodpile shock dunghill scrapheap pyre stockpile compost_heap slagheap stack accumulate throng | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| Synonyms: | mass good_deal lot great_deal pile plenty sight deal whole_lot mint flock quite_a_little raft pot slew stack mickle mess wad spate peck tidy_sum muckle hatful whole_slew batch | |
| Examples: | : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" |
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| Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam | |
| 3. | [ verb ] arrange in stacks | |
| Synonyms: | pile stack | |
| Examples: | "heap firewood around the fireplace" "stack your books up on the shelves" |
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| Related terms: | arrange rick cord pile_up pile_up pile_up pile stack stacker | |
| 4. | [ verb ] bestow in large quantities | |
| Examples: | "He heaped him with work" "She heaped scorn upon him" |
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| Related terms: | give batch | |
| 5. | [ verb ] fill to overflow | |
| Examples: | "heap the platter with potatoes" |
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| Related terms: | fill batch | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16508 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (transportation) a car that is old and unreliable | |
| Synonyms: | jalopy bus | |
| Examples: | "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" |
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| Related terms: | car dysphemism | |
| Similar spelling: |
hep Hepp Hevea hebe Hebb |
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