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heap

[heep] / hip /
NOUN
pile, accumulation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bundle clump jumble lump stack ton
STRONG
abundance agglomeration aggregation assemblage bank batch bulk bunch cargo cluster collection concentration congeries deposit fullness gathering gobs harvest haul hill hoard load lot lots mass million mint mound mountain much ocean oodles plenty pot profusion quantity scad stock stockpile store sum thousand total trillion volume whole
WEAK
a lot amassment great deal
Antonyms
STRONG
ditch individual lack little one part valley want
WEAK
bit
VERB
amass, collect in pile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concentrate dump stack
STRONG
accumulate add arrange augment bank bunch deposit fill gather group hoard increase load lump mass mound pack stockpile store swell
WEAK
fill up
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease deplete diminish disperse distribute divide lessen lose mix up scatter separate spend spread squander subtract use waste

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There’s a whole heap of evidence, it’s a long history.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

“He tumbled off the ladder and landed in a gilded heap on the earth,” Peter Stark writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

NBC rode the success of the Olympics and the Super Bowl to become the most watched media company in February, ending YouTube’s 12-month run at the top of the ratings heap.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This game began, appropriately enough, with Angela Dugalic blocking Aston Judd’s shot and then glaring at her as the Longhorn lay in a heap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Next to them was an untidy heap of fish traps.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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