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A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons. |
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A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a
pile. |
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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. |
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To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to
accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. |
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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. |
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To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a
measure) more than even full. |