heap up

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heap up

verb heaps up · heaping up · heaped up

intransitive To increase over a period of time; to accumulate.
Similar: mount up, pile up
transitive To make an untidy pile of (something). But in reality it was only partially accomplished, because Vukub's two sons, Zipacna and Cabrakan, still remained to be dealt with. Zipacna was daily employed in heaping up mountains, while Cabrakan, his brother, shook them in earthquake.

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@misc{heap_up_2026,
  title = {heap up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heap%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}