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heap

(h/i/p )

a collection of objects laid on top of each other(noun.group)

Synonym:
agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, mound, pile

source: wordnet30
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft

source: wordnet30
a car that is old and unreliable(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
bus, jalopy

source: wordnet30
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.(noun)

source: webster1913

bestow in large quantities(verb.possession)

Example:
He heaped him with work.
She heaped scorn upon him.

source: wordnet30
arrange in stacks(verb.contact)

Example:
Heap firewood around the fireplace.

Synonym:
pile, stack

source: wordnet30
fill to overflow(verb.change)

Example:
Heap the platter with potatoes.

source: wordnet30
To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.(verb)

source: webster1913

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