to heap stones

  • 1Heap — Heap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heaped} (h[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaping}.] [AS. he[ a]pian.] 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. [1913 Webster] Though he heap up silver as …

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  • 2Heap — (h[=e]p), n. [OE. heep, heap, heap, multitude, AS. he[ a]p; akin to OS. h[=o]p, D. hoop, OHG. houf, h[=u]fo, G. haufe, haufen, Sw. hop, Dan. hob, Icel. h[=o]pr troop, flock, Russ. kupa heap, crowd, Lith. kaupas. Cf. {Hope}, in Forlorn hope.] 1. A …

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  • 3heap´er — heap «heep», noun, verb. –n. 1. a pile of many things thrown or lying together: »a heap of stones, a sand heap. SYNONYM(S): mass, stack, accumulation. 2. Informal. a large amount; a lot; multitude: »a heap of trouble. It did me a heap of good to… …

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  • 4heap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, large ▪ little, small ▪ crumpled ▪ ash (AmE …

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  • 5heap — heap1 [hi:p] n [: Old English;] 1.) a large untidy pile of things ▪ a rubbish heap heap of ▪ There was a heap of stones where the building used to be. in a heap ▪ The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk. ▪ We piled the branches into… …

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  • 6heap — /hip / (say heep) noun 1. an assemblage of things, lying one on another; a pile: a heap of stones. 2. (sometimes plural) Colloquial a great quantity or number; a multitude: a heap better; heaps further. 3. Colloquial something very old and… …

  • 7heap — heaper, n. heapy, adj. /heep/, n. 1. a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. 2. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people. 3. Slang. an automobile, esp. a dilapidated one. 4. all… …

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  • 8heap —   Pu u, ahu, kūāhua, āhua, kuapapa, anu a, nu a, lu a, ho onu a.   Also: āluka, pa i, laupa i, kūpa i, paila, huku, kilohana, mahena.    ♦ Heap of food, pu u ai, kio honua.    ♦ Heap of stones, pu u pōhaku, kaulana a ā.    ♦ Heap of pebbles, pu u …

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  • 9heap — [[t]hip[/t]] n. 1) a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones[/ex] 2) inf Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude 3) sts Slang. a dilapidated automobile 4) to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile 5)… …

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  • 10spoil heap — /ˈspɔɪl hip/ (say spoyl heep) noun the pile of earth, stones, etc., produced by an archaeological excavation …