overheap

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verb

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

OriginMiddle English overhepen →
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Meanings

verboverheap (third-person singular simple present overheaps, present participle overheaping, simple past and past participle overheaped)

present singular third person overheaps · participle present overheaping · participle past overheaped · past overheaped

  1. transitiveTo heap too high; heap up excessively; supply too much of.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
overpile

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoverhepen“to give overabundantly; exaggerate”
  2. Englishoverheap

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

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APA

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MLA

“overheap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overheap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overheap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overheap.

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