I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
compost heap
consign sb/sth to the dustbin/scrapheap/rubbish heap etc British English
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Many older people feel they have been consigned to the medical scrapheap.
heap/lavish praise on sb (= praise them a lot )
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Ireland's manager has heaped praise on his team.
slag heap
the bottom of the ladder/pile/heap (= the lowest position in society, an organization etc )
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Immigrants were at the bottom of the pile.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
compost
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An alternative to digging in the green manure in spring is to cut and add the material to the compost heap .
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The compost heap was outside, not in her bedroom.
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Always remove rose prunings, leaves, blooms and other bits to the fire and not to the compost heap .
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The acidity in the citrus is excellent for raising the acid level in the compost heap .
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There is a corker gathering steam not far from my cottage over the siting of a compost heap .
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Instead of tossing my garbage over the deck, I must tend it in a compost heap .
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That makes sense, but they can't be accurate because compost heaps generate heat which might accelerate decomposition.
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So keep up the heat in your compost heap by covering it with black plastic sheets, old carpets or sacking.
rubbish
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What are possibly the rubbish heaps of Our Mutual Friend loomed even larger in fact than they do in fiction.
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He was about to be thrown back on the bloody rubbish heap , or worse.
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The habitat of the ink cap is in grass, rubbish heaps and on disturbed soil.
■ VERB
collapse
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The foreigner stumbled on a few steps, his brains leaking out around his earphones, and collapsed in a heap .
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Sure enough, the Mean Machine runs the same play again and Budanski collapses in a heap , not breathing.
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There he collapsed in an exhausted heap , all strength drained from his limbs.
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Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?
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The parliament building had burned, its roof had collapsed and a large heap of concrete lay around its doors.
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Only one or two skeletons, in their finery, have collapsed into a mouldering heap on the tiled floor.
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Graham never saw what hit him, and collapsed in a heap on the floor.
fall
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Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap .
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The gallant commander and his horse fell in a heap ... the horse dead, the rider unhurt.
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She shrugged it off and left it lying where it fell , in a heap at the bottom of the stairs.
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The receiving blanket fell in a soft heap beside his chair.
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The lion fell in a heap , and she got a steel knee on top of it.
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Flabagon and Frito fell backwards into a heap , and the cauldron catapulted forward right towards the Goblin King.
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Horse and man fell in a rolling heap , blocking the way for the second horse which went stumbling over the first.
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They both fell in an untidy heap on the floor.
lie
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Bursting sacks of uncollected refuse lay in heaps .
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The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.
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The thin duvet lay in a crumpled heap on the floor.
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There had been no time to braid the garlic, which lay in heaps , reeking as it baked in the sun.
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The cargo lay in a broken heap .
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Slowly she looked up from the ground where she was lying in a heap .
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He lay back on the heap of coal and considered his situation in some detail.
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Bodies lay in heaps on the deck, in the cabin, in the hold.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
heaped teaspoon/tablespoon etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a compost heap
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The kids left all their wet towels in a heap on the bathroom floor.
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There was a huge heap of blankets and pillows on the bed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ace, Defries and Bernice fell in a heap .
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An alternative to digging in the green manure in spring is to cut and add the material to the compost heap .
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Candles in jam-jars were set around the heap of boulders.
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Here there were piles of newspapers, heaps of books, manuscripts, labels, rubber stamps, envelopes.
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Loose orange heaps, recently dropped, steaming, that bristled with straw.
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On the end of the desk was a heap of newspapers.
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The jelly cupboard was on its back, its contents lying in a heap in the corner of the bottom shelf.
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Then she sees Rainbow's cast-off shirt at the foot of the stairs, tangled in a heap with Anya's jeans.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
up
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And heaped up in one corner, almost touching the ceiling, was a huge pile of junk.
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A kindness heaped up on her head like burning coals.
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But Dot saw plenty of coal heaped up beside the tracks in so many different shades of black.
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The vegetation heaped up again, swatches and feathers, thunderheads and inky lace, opaque on the screen of night sky.
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Sea heaps up and white foam from breaking waves begins to be blown in streaks along the direction of the wind.
■ NOUN
praise
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He was so incredibly gracious in defeat, heaping praise upon Olson and the Arizona players.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a plate heaped with salad
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Cheap clothes and shoes were heaped on tables.
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Eileen collected the leaves, heaping them into piles for burning.
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Her clothes lay heaped together in a corner of the room.
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Piles of garbage were heaped everywhere.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Dot saw plenty of coal heaped up beside the tracks in so many different shades of black.
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He came down to breakfast surprised to find cakes and candies heaped high on his plate.
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In spite of all the indignities Joe Harries had heaped on her, Eline felt she should be faithful to her vows.
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It was heaped with a grain something like rice.
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Some ride in wheelchairs, balancing trays heaped with bratwurst, red cabbage and crumb cake.
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They see the lifeless briefs heaped upon their benches like great mountains in stark black and white.
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Typically enough, being a woman, she heaps the blame on me.