HEAP


Meaning of HEAP in English

■ noun

1》 a mound or pile of a substance.

↘an untidy collection of objects piled up haphazardly.

2》 informal a large amount or number: we have ~s of room.

3》 informal an untidy or dilapidated place or vehicle.

■ adverb ( ~s ) Brit. informal a great deal: I feel ~s better.

■ verb put in or form a ~.

↘load copiously with.

↘[as adjective ~ed ] Brit. (of a spoon) with the contents piled above the brim or edge.

Origin

OE hēap (n.), hēapian (v.), of Gmc origin.

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