■ 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.