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  1. 1. n. A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; -- often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a collection of objects laid on top of each other Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a car that is old and unreliable Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. bestow in large quantities Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. arrange in stacks Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. fill to overflow Source: wordnet

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