heap on

verb

To give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate

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Meanings

verbheap on (third-person singular simple present heaps on, present participle heaping on, simple past and past participle heaped on)

present singular third person heaps on · participle present heaping on · participle past heaped on · past heaped on

  1. figurativelyTo give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
aggravate
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APA

heap on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heap%20on

MLA

“heap on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heap%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heap on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heap%20on.

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