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Meanings of heap in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Portuguese
      acúmulo
      Catalan
      pilot
      Spanish
      montón

      A collection of objects laid on top of each other.

            acúmulo
            Portuguese
            calhambeque
            Catalan
            cafetera
            Spanish
            bote

            A car that is old and unreliable.

                  calhambeque
                  Portuguese
                  empilhar
                  Catalan
                  apilar
                  Spanish
                  amontonar

                  To put together several things in one pile; to arrange in stacks.

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                          empilhar
                          Usage of heap in English
                          1
                          North Korean media continued to heap praise on Kim's leadership, Lim said.
                          The Guardian
                          2
                          It is, of course, wrong to heap all the blame on Thatcher.
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          The rider lay in a heap at the foot of the tree.
                          Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Roa...
                          4
                          He tangled his feet in the blanket and fell in a heap.
                          A Maid of the Silver Sea
                          5
                          Fill this into the tomatoes and heap it up in the centers.
                          The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
                          6
                          The powder from it lay in a black heap upon the floor.
                          The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
                          7
                          He had been hidden in the heap of rugs all the while.
                          The Beetle: A Mystery
                          8
                          And in the temple I saw a heap of hands and eyes.
                          The Madman: His Parables and Poems
                          9
                          The skin was lying in a bloody heap outside the back door.
                          From the Bottom Up: The Life Story of Alexander Irvine
                          10
                          All the dolls went down in a wiggling heap on the floor.
                          Raggedy Andy Stories / Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Rag...
                          11
                          But now she was a scruffy heap, even without the recent damage.
                          Anvil Gate
                          12
                          And as was natural, a heap of good-natured chaffing was indulged in.
                          The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island
                          13
                          Sit still, Ruth; this heap of grass will make a capital seat.
                          Ruth
                          14
                          They would begin to pile up in a heap in a minute.
                          Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
                          15
                          The other side of the heap was beaten by the raging burn.
                          Sir Gibbie
                          16
                          But something unexpected happened on the way to the TV scrap heap.
                          Reuters
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                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
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                          Less common
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