throw into a heap

  • 1throw into the discard — (US) To throw on the scrap heap • • • Main Entry: ↑discard …

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  • 2heap — I. n. 1. Pile, mass, collection, accumulation. 2. Great quantity, large amount, lot, abundance. II. v. a. 1. Pile, lay in a heap, throw into a heap. 2. Amass, accumulate, heap up …

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  • 3heap — n pile, stack, shock, cock, mass, bank (see under HEAP vb) Analogous words: *aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration: collection, assemblage (see under GATHER) heap vb Heap, pile, stack, shock, cock, mass, bank are comparable as… …

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  • 4Heap — Heap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heaped} (h[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaping}.] [AS. he[ a]pian.] 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. [1913 Webster] Though he heap up silver as …

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  • 5heap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pile, load, stack, mound, assemblage;informal, great deal, heaps (inf.), oodles (inf.), piles (inf.), scads (sl.). See multitude. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pile, accumulation, mass, agglomeration, stack …

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  • 6heap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English heep, from Old English hēap; akin to Old High German houf heap Date: before 12th century 1. a collection of things thrown one on another ; pile 2. a great number or large quantity ; lot II. tr …

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  • 7Cumulate — Cu mu*late (k? m? l?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumulated} ( l? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumulating} ( l? t?ng).] [L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr. cumulus a heap. See {Cumber}.] To gather or throw into a heap; to heap together; to… …

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  • 8Cumulated — Cumulate Cu mu*late (k? m? l?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumulated} ( l? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumulating} ( l? t?ng).] [L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr. cumulus a heap. See {Cumber}.] To gather or throw into a heap; to heap… …

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  • 9Cumulating — Cumulate Cu mu*late (k? m? l?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumulated} ( l? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumulating} ( l? t?ng).] [L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr. cumulus a heap. See {Cumber}.] To gather or throw into a heap; to heap… …

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  • 10Heaped — Heap Heap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heaped} (h[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaping}.] [AS. he[ a]pian.] 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. [1913 Webster] Though he heap up… …

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