heap up en · VERB
Meanings
- (intransitive) To increase over a period of time; to accumulate.
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(transitive) To make an untidy pile of (something).
But in reality it was only partially accomplished, because Vukub's two sons, Zipacna and Cabrakan, still remained to be dealt with. Zipacna was daily employed in heaping up mountains, while Cabrakan, his brother, shook them in earthquake.
1913, Lewis Spence, chapter V, in The Myths of Mexico and Peru:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heaps up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| heaped up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| heaped up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| heaping up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
mount up (increase over time) · pile up · pile up (make a pile)