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Obama sets Japan, S.Korea on duel of definitions
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WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama is certain to heap praise on South Korea and Japan as he attends back-to-back summits but some experts see a subtle ...



heap
n.

1. A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other: a heap of dirty rags lying in the corner.
2. Informal. A great deal; a lot. Often used in the plural: We have heaps of homework tonight.
3. Slang. An old or run-down car.

tr.v., heaped, heap·ing, heaps.

1. To put or throw in a pile.
2. To fill completely or to overflowing: heap a plate with vegetables.
3. To bestow in abundance or lavishly: heaped praise on the rescuers.

[Middle English, from Old English hēap.]

SYNONYMS heap, bank, mound, pile, stack. These nouns denote a group or collection of things lying one on top of the other: a heap of old newspapers; a bank of thunderclouds; a mound of boulders; a pile of boxes; a stack of firewood.