heap up
heap up · heaps up · heaped up · heaping up
To increase over a period of timeTo increase over a period of time; to accumulate.
» The workers heap up the soil to create a barrier.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To increase over a period of time; to accumulate.
(transitive)To make an untidy pile of (something).
More definitions
- arrange into piles or stacks
Examples
2 sentencesThe workers heap up the soil to create a barrier.
He heaped up a fortune.
Forms
heaps up, heaping up, heaped up, heaped up| Base form | heap up · to heap up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | heaps up |
| Present participle | heaping up |
| Past simple | heaped up |
| Past participle | heaped up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb