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.
Phrases and idioms:
heap coals of fire on a person's head cause a person remorse by returning good for evil.
Etymology: OE heap, heapian f. Gmc