HEAP


Meaning of HEAP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hi:p ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a collection of things lying haphazardly one on another. 2 (esp. in pl.) colloq. a large number or amount (there's heaps of time; is heaps better). 3 sl. an old or dilapidated thing, esp. a motor vehicle or building. --v. 1 tr. & intr. (foll. by up, together, etc.) collect or be collected in a heap. 2 tr. (foll. by with) load copiously or to excess. 3 tr. (foll. by on, upon) accord or offer copiously to (heaped insults on them). 4 tr. (as heaped adj.) (of a spoonful etc.) with the contents piled above the brim. øheap coals of fire on a person's head cause a person remorse by returning good for evil. [OE heap, heapian f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.