heap vs fill

heap and fill both are nouns.

heap and fill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heap	Yes	No	Yes	No
fill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fill is a hypernym of heap; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than heap:

heap: fill to overflow
fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense

Other hypernyms of heap include fill up, make full.

heap (noun)	fill (noun)
a car that is old and unreliable	a quantity sufficient to satisfy
a collection of objects laid on top of each other	any material that fills a space or container
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

heap (verb)	fill (verb)
fill to overflow	become full
arrange in stacks	make full, also in a metaphorical sense
bestow in large quantities	plug with a substance
	fill to satisfaction
	eat until one is sated
	fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
	assume, as of positions or roles
	appoint someone to (a position or a job)
	occupy the whole of

Difference between heap and fill

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