"upheap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upheaps [present, singular, third-person], upheaping [participle, present], upheaped [participle, past], upheaped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English uphepen, equivalent to up- + heap. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|uphepen}} Middle English uphepen, {{prefix|en|up|heap}} up- + heap Head templates: {{en-verb}} upheap (third-person singular simple present upheaps, present participle upheaping, simple past and past participle upheaped)
  1. (transitive) To pile or heap up; accumulate. Tags: transitive Synonyms: amass, pile up Derived forms: upheaping

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for upheap meaning in English (1.7kB)

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