Synonyms of heap

Noun


1. pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

usage: a collection of objects laid on top of each other

2. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount

usage: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

3. bus, jalopy, heap, car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar, dysphemism

usage: a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus"

Verb


1. heap, give

usage: bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him"

2. stack, pile, heap, arrange, set up

usage: arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves"

3. heap, fill, fill up, make full

usage: fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes"

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Definition and meaning of heap (Dictionary)