heap | Definition of heap

heap

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of heap

1 to give readily and in large quantities

the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

Synonyms of heap

lavish, pour, rain, shower

Words Related to heap

flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp

Near Antonyms of heap

hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold

2 to lay or throw on top of one another

heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

Synonyms of heap

mound, pile, stack

Words Related to heap

accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, group, mass

bunch, clump, lump

Antonyms of heap

3 to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

heaped her plate with spaghetti

Synonyms of heap

brim, charge, cram, fill, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, stuff

Words Related to heap

drench, flood, glut, swamp

crowd, crush, mat, press, ram, shove, squash, squeeze

refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish

overcharge, overfill, overflow, saturate

honeycomb, penetrate

Near Antonyms of heap

deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust

bleed, draw (off)

clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

Antonyms of heap

clear, empty, evacuate, vacate, void