n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: before 12th century
1 a : to throw or lay in a heap : pile or collect in great quantity <his sole object was to heap up riches> b : to form or round into a heap < heap ed the dirt into a mound> c : to form a heap on : load heavily < heap the plates with food>
2 : to accord or bestow lavishly or in large quantities < heap ed honors upon them>