"heap up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: heaps up [present, singular, third-person], heaping up [participle, present], heaped up [participle, past], heaped up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} heap up (third-person singular simple present heaps up, present participle heaping up, simple past and past participle heaped up)
  1. (intransitive) To increase over a period of time; to accumulate. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: pile up, accumulate Synonyms (increase over time): mount up Synonyms (make a pile): pile up
    Sense id: en-heap_up-en-verb-7EL6SRwA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 94 6 Disambiguation of 'increase over time': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'make a pile': 85 15
  2. (transitive) To make an untidy pile of (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-heap_up-en-verb-uCcPDyUO

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heap up meaning in English (1.9kB)

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