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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024heap /hip/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another;
pile:a heap of stones. - Informal Termsa great or large quantity or number:a heap of trouble.
v. - to (cause to) become gathered or put in a heap: [no object; (~ + up)]The snow had heaped up overnight.[~ + object (+ up)]The wind had heaped the snow (up) into drifts.[ ~ (+ up) + obj]:The wind had heaped (up) the snow.
- to accumulate:[~ (+ up/together) + object]to heap up riches.
- to bestow in great quantity:[~ + object + on/upon + object]to heap blessings upon someone.
- to supply with a great deal of something:[~ + object]to heap a plate with food.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024heap (hēp),USA pronunciation n. - a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another;
pile:a heap of stones. - Informal Termsa great quantity or number;
multitude:a heap of people. - Slang Termsan automobile, esp. a dilapidated one.
- all of a heap, [Informal.]
- overwhelmed with astonishment;
amazed:We were struck all of a heap upon hearing of their divorce. - suddenly;
abruptly:All of a heap the room was empty.
v.t. - to gather, put, or cast in a heap;
pile (often fol. by up, on, together, etc.). - to accumulate or amass (often fol. by up or together):to heap up riches.
- to give, assign, or bestow in great quantity;
load (often fol. 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.
v.i. - to become heaped or piled, as sand or snow;
rise in a heap or heaps (often fol. by up).
- bef. 900; 1925–30 for def. 3; Middle English heep, Old English hēap; cognate with Dutch hoop, Old High German houf; akin to German Haufe
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mass, stack; accumulation, collection.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: heap /hiːp/ n - a collection of articles or mass of material gathered together in one place
- (often plural) usually followed by of: informal a large number or quantity
- give it heaps ⇒ NZ slang to try very hard
- informal a place or thing that is very old, untidy, unreliable, etc: the car was a heap
adv - heaps ⇒ (intensifier): he said he was feeling heaps better
vb - often followed by up or together: to collect or be collected into or as if into a heap or pile
- (tr; often followed by with, on, or upon) to load or supply (with) abundantly: to heap with riches
Etymology: Old English héap; related to Old Frisian hāp, Old Saxon hōp, Old High German houfˈheaper n |