heap synonyms

heap

n.

pile, accumulation, mass, agglomeration, stack, load, collection, aggregation, stock, store, hoard, mountain, mound, abundance, profusion, bulk, fullness, volume, plenty, lump, total, sum, whole, huddle, mow, barrow, cartload, swell, harvest, hillock, deposit, carload, cargo, cock, wagonload, block, pyre, packet, jumble, pyramid, hill, cluster, confused mass, drift, bale, clump, shock, batch, bundle, bunch, gathering, amassment, acervation, concentration, haul*, junk pile*, full house*, lots*; see also quantity.

Antonyms handful, bit*, a few specks.

heap

v.

  1. To place in a heap

    pile, add, swell, bunch, lump, stack, rank, order, cord, bank, fill up, arrange, pile high, dike, hill, barricade, fill to overflowing, throw together, rake together, batch together, bunch together, draw together, fill up, pile up, heap up, mass, barrow, ruck, gather, dump, concentrate, mound, coacervate, deposit, dredge, group, throw in a heap, cast in a heap, gather in a heap, shock; see also load 1, pack 2.

    Antonyms scatter*, flatten*, level. *

  2. To amass

    gather, pile up, lay up, store; see accumulate 1.

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