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HEAP definition: 1. an untidy pile or mass of things: 2. to put things into a large, untidy pile: 3. a messy pile…. Learn more.
1. a. : to throw or lay in a heap : pile or collect in great quantity. his sole object was to heap up riches. b. : to form or round into a heap. heaped the dirt into a mound. c. : to form a heap on : load heavily. heap the plates with food. 2.
a messy pile or mass of things: a heap of clothes / trash. Sharon White/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages. Fewer examples. Put the vegetable peelings on the compost heap. Her belongings were scattered in various heaps around the room. The bullet hit him and he crumpled into a heap on the floor.
A heap can be a literal mound of things — a heap of money in your piggy bank, or a heap of wet towels beside the pool — or it can be a figurative pile. For example, you might worry that if you're caught eating your roommate's pizza you'll be in a heap of trouble.
1. To put or throw in a pile: heaped the clothes on the bed. 2. To fill completely or to overflowing: heap a plate with vegetables. 3. To bestow in abundance or lavishly: heaped praise on the rescuers. [Middle English, from Old English hēap .] Synonyms: heap, mound, pile1, stack.
If you heap praise or criticism on someone or something, you give them a lot of praise or criticism. The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators. [ V n + on/upon ]
noun. a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. Synonyms: collection, accumulation, stack, mass. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people. Slang. an automobile, especially a dilapidated one. verb (used with object)
Definition of heap noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. heaps. A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other. A heap of dirty rags lying in the corner. American Heritage. A pile, mass, or mound of things jumbled together. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A great number or amount. A heap of toys, heaps of money. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
HEAP meaning: 1. an untidy pile of things: 2. a lot of something: 3. to put things into an untidy pile: . Learn more.
