to give a lot of praise to someone
dar mucho elogio a alguien (dar mucho elogio a alguien)
"Critics heaped praise on the actor for his performance."
"Los críticos llovieron elogios sobre el actor por su actuación." (los kriticos **jovieron elogios sobre** el aktor por su aktuwacion)
to compare something with a standard or benchmark
to make yourself feel more cheerful and hopeful
to eat something very quickly and greedily
to increase efficiency and output of workers or industries
to fall asleep, especially unintentionally
to eliminate something from your diet or routine