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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 or together ):
to heap up riches.
- to give, assign, or bestow in great quantity; load (often followed by on or upon ):
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 by up ).
heap
/ ³ó¾±Ë±è /
noun
- a collection of articles or mass of material gathered together in one place
- informal.often pluralusually foll byof a large number or quantity
- give them heaps slang.to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
- give it heaps slang.to try very hard
- informal.a place or thing that is very old, untidy, unreliable, etc
the car was a heap
adverb
- heaps(intensifier)
he said he was feeling heaps better
verb
- often foll byup or together 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó±ð²¹±è±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð²¹±èİù noun
- ³ó±ð²¹±èy adjective
- ´Çv±ð°ù·³ó±ð²¹±è verb (used with object)
- ³Ü²Ô·³ó±ð²¹±è±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heap1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heap1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
At one intersection body parts were in a heap, two skulls clearly visible.
I heard music in Pershing Square, followed the sound and spotted him next to a shopping cart heaped over with his belongings.
But he also heaped praise on Mr Blanc.
And because no dish should be without crunch, it’s all topped with a heap of fried shallots.
Viewers and critics have heaped praise on Netflix's hard-hitting drama Adolescence, with many hailing it as a landmark TV show.
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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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