heap up
heap up
1. To collect or gather. Used tissues heaped up next to my bed while I was sick.
2. To gather or form something into a pile. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "heap" and "up." Heap the dirt up, and I'll come sweep it into the dust pan.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
heap something up
to make something into a pile. He heaped the mashed potatoes up on my plate, because he thought I wanted lots. Heap up the leaves in the corner of the yard.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
heap up
v.
1. To pile something up: I heaped up the dirty clothes in the corner of my room. The floodwaters heaped debris up onto the beach.
2. To accumulate: Garbage heaped up in the streets.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- gather up
- gather in
- collect up
- garner
- garner in
- garner up
- scoop up
- concentrate
- concentrate at
- concentrate at some place