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- Dictionaryheap/hiːp/
noun
- 1. an untidy collection of objects placed haphazardly on top of each other: "a heap of cardboard boxes" Similar
- 2. a large amount or number of: informal "we have heaps of room" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. a great deal: informal British "‘How do you like Maggie?’ ‘I like you heaps better!’"
verb
- 1. put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap: "she heaped logs on the fire"
- 2. direct a great deal of praise, abuse, criticism, etc. at (someone or something): "she heaped praise on the public for its generosity as charity donations continued to pour in"
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The meaning of HEAP is a collection of things thrown one on another : pile. How to use heap in a sentence.
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.
HEAP meaning: 1. an untidy pile or mass of things: 2. to put things into a large, untidy pile: 3. a messy pile…. Learn more.
Heap definition: a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile. See examples of HEAP used in a sentence.
A great big pile of something is a heap. Your sloppy brother might keep all of his clothes in a heap on his bedroom 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.
A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way.
1. a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones. 2. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude. 3. Slang. a dilapidated automobile. v.t. 4. to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile.
