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heap on

heap on verb: to give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate.

Verb

heap on (third-person singular simple present heaps on, present participle heaping on, simple past and past participle heaped on)

  1. (figuratively) To give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate

Forms of heap on

third-person singular presentheaps on
present participleheaping on
past participleheaped on
pastheaped on

Questions about heap on

What does heap on mean?
Heap on means to give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate.
What part of speech is heap on?
Heap on is a verb.
What is the past tense of heap on?
The past tense of heap on is heaped on.

Words near heap on in the dictionary

  1. heans
  2. heap
  3. Heap Bridge
  4. heap coals of fire on someone's head
  5. heap insult on injury
  6. heap on
  7. heap up
  8. heapability
  9. heapable
  10. Heape
  11. heaped

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