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heap
[heep]
noun
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile.
a heap of stones.
Synonyms: , , ,Informal.a great quantity or number; multitude.
a heap of people.
Slang.an automobile, especially a dilapidated one.
verb (used with object)
to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile (often followed by up, on, together, etc.).
to accumulate or amass (often followed by up ortogether ).
to heap up riches.
to give, assign, or bestow in great quantity; load (often followed by on orupon ).
to heap blessings upon someone; to heap someone with work.
to load, supply, or fill abundantly.
to heap a plate with food.
verb (used without object)
to become heaped or piled, as sand or snow; rise in a heap or heaps (often followed byup ).
heap
/ ː /
noun
a collection of articles or mass of material gathered together in one place
informala large number or quantity
slangto contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
slangto try very hard
informala place or thing that is very old, untidy, unreliable, etc
the car was a heap
adverb
(intensifier)
he said he was feeling heaps better
verb
to collect or be collected into or as if into a heap or pile
to heap up wealth
(tr; often foll by with, on, or upon) to load or supply (with) abundantly
to heap with riches
Other Word Forms
- heaper noun
- heapy adjective
- overheap verb (used with object)
- unheaped adjective
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of heap1
Word History and Origins
Origin of heap1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
After twenty minutes, the house was engulfed in an inferno before the frame gave way, collapsing into a smoking heap of charred debris.
“It’s not representative, you know,” he says of the charred heap in front of him.
I loved its viscosity, that rich, luxurious texture that clung to everything it touched, enveloping everything it's heaped over.
Fire debris remains heaped atop many of the underground tanks, as the Army Corps of Engineers and private contractors clear away the rubble.
Beijing retaliated immediately and a tense stand-off ensued as the two countries heaped levies on each other.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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