verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To heap too high; heap up excessively; supply too much of. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

overpile

Etymology

From Middle English overhepen (“to give overabundantly; exaggerate”), equivalent to over- + heap.

Related phrases

heap up

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