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Meanings of heap (heaping) 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.

                          Related terms
                          empilhar
                          Usage of heaping in English
                          1
                          She brought over great heaping plates of French toast with maple syrup.
                          Tell the Wolves I’m Home
                          2
                          On the ledge Karara was heaping up the kelp of the nest.
                          Key Out of Time
                          3
                          Mr. Smith took particular delight in heaping scorn upon the young women.
                          Romancing miss bronte: a novel
                          4
                          Brydges did some hard thinking and let the Ranger do the heaping.
                          The Freebooters of the Wilderness
                          5
                          Desperately the doomed Texans fought, heaping up the slain at every step.
                          Inez: A Tale of the Alamo
                          6
                          She gave Selena the overflow by way of heaping coals of fire.
                          Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922
                          7
                          But this heaping up of cares strained her endurance to the breaking-point.
                          The House Behind the Cedars
                          8
                          At the hard ball stage add a heaping tablespoonful of good butter.
                          Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
                          9
                          Aladdin waited until the servant had gone out with a heaping tray.
                          Aladdin O'Brien
                          10
                          A common rule for making coffee is as follows: 1 heaping tbsp.
                          Public School Domestic Science
                          11
                          But the smaller Irish acts had people heaping praise on them too.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          Add to this syrup 2 heaping cups of pared, sliced sour apples.
                          Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled During Her Visit A...
                          13
                          There are hash browns, sausages, and heaping baskets of thickly sliced bread.
                          WATER FOR ELEPHANT
                          14
                          They were generous, heaping handfuls, and they reduced her horde by half.
                          The Wrong Twin
                          15
                          He, too, is heaping up riches, without knowing who shall gather them.
                          At Last: A Novel
                          16
                          Is that heaping together of synonyms or all but synonyms, mere tautology?
                          Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter...