heaped

verb

Definition of heapednext
past tense of heap
1
as in poured
to give readily and in large quantities the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

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2
as in piled
to lay or throw on top of one another heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

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3
as in filled
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained heaped her plate with spaghetti

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  1. poured
  2. piled
  3. filled
  4. loaded
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  • Comprising two capsules, two wine stoppers, a bottle sleeve, and the Pivot aerator, the system infuses bottles with Argon gas as wine is poured.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The latter has poured in around $11 billion into the market, but domestic investors have put in almost three times more than that.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of poured
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  • Big Deal Investors piled into utilities, energy, and consumer staples as stocks had an unexpectedly strong September, according to monthly sector data from E*Trade that details net buying and selling on its platform.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Daphne Guinness, Amanda Harlech, Renzo Rosso, French singer Lucky Love — and perhaps Galliano himself, Margiela reps teased — piled into the Cinema Balzac, whose plush red seats and red curtains were bathed in red light.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • Recently, a friend who works at a major research company told me that many focus groups, particularly those conducted by low-quality agencies, are filled with professional participants who attend a toothpaste focus group in the morning and an instant soup group in the afternoon.
    Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While dozens of schools are under-filled, just as many are too crowded.
    Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of filled
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  • Typically containers can be loaded directly from ships onto trucks, but they are also often stacked on port grounds waiting to be picked up and moved.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The engineering—sky-high bridges, long tunnels in which passenger cars are loaded onto trains—is impressive, but the views are what seal the deal.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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