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

Example Sentences

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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

Stir in a heap of chopped greens — kale, chard or spinach — until just wilted.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The company’s Gemini 3 model has put it on top of the heap of performance for AI models, while the unmatched distribution of its search engine and products like Gmail have quickly driven adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Then we clustered dripping wet around the heap of prison dresses, holding them up, passing them about, looking for approximate fits.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

heap

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