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heaped — [hi:pt] adj BrE heaped teaspoon/tablespoon etc an amount of something that is as much as a spoon can hold ▪ Add three heaped teaspoons of sugar … Dictionary of contemporary English
heaped — [ hipt ] adjective BRITISH HEAPING … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heaped — adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑heap … Useful english dictionary
heaped — [[t]hi͟ːpt[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A heaped spoonful has the contents of the spoon piled up above the edge. Add one heaped tablespoon of salt. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ with n A container or a surface that is heaped with things has a lot of them in it or on… … English dictionary
heaped — UK [hiːpt] / US [hɪpt] adjective British 1) a heaped spoon is completely full Add a heaped tablespoon of sugar. 2) filled or covered with a lot of something in a high pile heaped bowls of fruit a plate heaped with spaghetti … English dictionary
heaped — adjective heaped teaspoon/tablespoon etc an amount of something that is as much as a spoon can hold: Add heaped teaspoons of sugar … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heaped — [hiːpt] adj British 1) a heaped spoon is completely full 2) filled or covered with a lot of something in a high pile a plate heaped with spaghetti[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Heaped — Heap Heap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heaped} (h[=e]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaping}.] [AS. he[ a]pian.] 1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; usually with up; as, to heap up treasures. [1913 Webster] Though he heap up… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heaped bushel — a traditional unit of volume in the United States, the heaped bushel is just what its name implies: the volume of a bushel container filled to overflowing. Officially, the heaped bushel was supposed to equal 1.278 regular, or struck bushels;… … Dictionary of units of measurement
heaped — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. amassed, collected, stored; see gathered … English dictionary for students
