heap on in English

Forms: heaps on [present, singular, third-person], heaping on [participle, present], heaped on [participle, past], heaped on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} heap on (third-person singular simple present heaps on, present participle heaping on, simple past and past participle heaped on)

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    {
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        "To give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate"
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        "(figurative) To give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate"
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        "figuratively"
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  "word": "heap on"
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    {
      "form": "heaps on",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heaping on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heaped on",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "heaped on",
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        "past"
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"heap on" meaning in English

Verb