Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Heap

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Heap


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(1):

(v. t.) To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.

(2):

(n.) A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile.

(3):

(n.) A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.

(4):

(v. t.) To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full.

(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.

(6):

(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.