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to heap

to heap

19 3.7
To give a person or thing a very large amount of something
  • verb
  • /hip/
translation icon : colmar de
  • How much abuse do you think you can heap on me before I demand my honor and satisfaction?
  • heap praise
  • heap scorn
  • heap abuse

He had so much punishment heaped upon him.

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Examples

  • The Senate heaped all kinds of titles and honors upon Caesar.

  • On the one hand, incendiary correspondence poured in while more tempered notes heaped praise on local officials, especially the mayor.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Is there no end to the humiliation you want to heap upon me, mom?

    Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)

  • By heaping a ridiculous responsibility on him and me?

    Home Run (2013)

  • - They were heaping honours on you.

    Taking Sides (2002)

  • Not a word would be spoken; no guilt would be heaped on him.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • But Joanne had not noticed and had gladly accepted the extra duties they heaped on her.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • You validated all the prejudice and judgment heaped on me for forty-three years.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Readers might condemn Caius as a madman since he heaps severe punishment on these citizens without any ethical or moral qualms.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The critics heaped praise on the film for its stunning visuals and powerful performances.

Synonyms

to heap on
vsto heap
9 3.7

Give someone much more than they can handle

is the general act of giving large or excessive amounts
to heap on praise
vsto heap
4.0

To give a lot of praise, often more than needed

is broader, applying to many things beyond approval

Antonyms

to restrict
361 3.1

Limit how much people can use or access something

to withhold
210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Idioms

all of a heap
  • Informal
8.1

To fall down suddenly into a messy pile

Phrasal Verbs

to heap on
9 3.7

Give someone much more than they can handle

to heap up
1 2.5

Put things into a pile

to heap on praise
4.0

To give a lot of praise, often more than needed

Compounds

heap of
  • Informal
17 1.8

A large pile of things or a large amount

compost heap
  • UK
3 2.8

A pile of plant and food waste left to rot to become fertilizer

junk heap
3 4.2

A messy pile of old broken things people throw away

trash heap
  • US
3 2.4

A pile of garbage and old things people throw away

garbage heap
  • US
1 2.3

A large pile of things that people have thrown away

rubbish heap
  • UK
1 2.7

A pile of waste and old things

ash-heap
7.8

A pile of ashes left after burning wood or coal

ash heap
4.4

A pile of ashes left after something has been burned

heap of laundry
1.9

A large pile of dirty clothes waiting to be washed

heap of papers
2.8

A large untidy pile of papers on a desk or floor

refuse heap
4.5

A pile of rubbish left outside in one place

trash heap of history
  • Informal
8.9

Ideas or things people now see as old and useless

How Much

to lavish
17 5.3
to heap
19 3.7
to give
∞ 1.0
to offer
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

heap infinitive
heaped past
heaped past participle
heaping present participle
heaps third person singular

Etymology

To heap something on someone, like praise or blame, is like piling that thing up on them, so to heap praise or blame means to give a large or excessive amount at once.