heap

heap  (hp)

n.

1. A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other: a heap of dirty rags lying in the corner.

2. Informal A great deal; a lot. Often used in the plural: We have heaps of homework tonight.

3. Slang An old or run-down car.

tr.v. heaped, heap·ing, heaps

1. To put or throw in a pile.

2. To fill completely or to overflowing: heap a plate with vegetables.

3. To bestow in abundance or lavishly: heaped praise on the rescuers.

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[Middle English, from Old English hap.]

Synonyms: heap, bank¹, mound, pile¹, stack
These nouns denote a group or collection of things lying one on top of the other: a heap of old newspapers; a bank of thunderclouds; a mound of boulders; a pile of boxes; a stack of firewood.

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heap [hiːp]

n

1. a collection of articles or mass of material gathered together in one place

2. (often plural; usually foll by of) Informal a large number or quantity

give them heaps Austral slang to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team

give it heaps NZ slang to try very hard

5. Informal a place or thing that is very old, untidy, unreliable, etc. the car was a heap

adv

heaps (intensifier) he said he was feeling heaps better

vb

1. (often foll by up or together) to collect or be collected into or as if into a heap or pile to heap up wealth

2. (tr; often foll by with, on, or upon) to load or supply (with) abundantly to heap with riches

[Old English héap; related to Old Frisian hāp, Old Saxon hōp, Old High German houf]

heaper  n

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Heap a pile or mass; a collection of things thrown together; a crowd; a large number.

Examples: a heap of castles, 1661; of confessors, 1340; of fowls, 1290; of gravel, 1398; of hard names, 1741; of hounds, 1377; of good ideas; of islands, 1697; of learned men; of old papers and parchments, 1574; of people, 1590; of servants, 1867; of sheep, 1477; of sins; of trouble.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heap - a collection of objects laid on top of each other cumulation, pile, agglomerate, cumulus, mound aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole compost heap, compost pile - a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost muckheap, muckhill, dunghill, midden - a heap of dung or refuse scrapheap - pile of discarded metal shock - a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock" slagheap - pile of waste matter from coal mining etc stack - an orderly pile funeral pyre, pyre - wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite woodpile - a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel stockpile - a storage pile accumulated for future use
	2.	heap - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mountain, batch, mass, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude deluge, flood, inundation, torrent - an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" haymow - a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation
	3.	heap - a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus" jalopy, bus auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" dysphemism - an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter"
Verb	1.	heap - bestow in large quantities; "He heaped him with work"; "She heaped scorn upon him" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
	2.	heap - arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" pile, stack arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" rick - pile in ricks; "rick hay" cord - stack in cords; "cord firewood" heap up, stack up, pile up - arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"
	3.	heap - fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes" fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

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heap

noun

1. pile, lot, collection, store, mountain, mass, stack, rick, mound, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, aggregation a heap of bricks

2. (often plural) (Informal) a lot, lots (informal), plenty, masses, load(s) (informal), ocean(s), great deal, quantities, tons, stack(s), lashings (Brit. informal), abundance, oodles (informal) You have heaps of time.

verb

(sometimes with up) pile, store, collect, gather, stack, accumulate, mound, amass, stockpile, hoard, bank They were heaping up wood for a bonfire.

heap something on someone load with, burden with, confer on, assign to, bestow on, shower upon He heaped scorn on both their methods and motives.

Translations

heap [hiːp]

A. N

1. (= pile) → montón m, pila f
her clothes lay in a heap on the floor → su ropa estaba amontonada en el suelo

2. (fig) → montón m
a whole heap of trouble → un montón de disgustos
a whole heap of people → un montón de gente, muchísima gente
see also heaps

3. (= old car) → cacharro m

B. VT (also to heap up) [+ stones etc] → amontonar, apilar; [+ bricks, coal] → amontonar (onto sobre) to heap sth together → juntar algo en un montón
to heap a plate with food → colmar un plato de comida
to heap favours/praise on sb → colmar a algn de favores/elogios
heaped tablespoonful (Culin) → cucharada f colmada

heap up VT + ADV [+ stones etc] → amontonar, apilar; [+ wealth] → acumular

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heap [ˈhiːp]

n

(= pile) [objects] → tas m, monceau m
a rubbish heap → un tas d'ordures
to be at the bottom of the heap (fig) [person] → être en bas de l'échelle
to be at the top of the heap (fig) [person] → être en haut de l'échelle
to collapse in a heap [person] → s'effondrer comme une masse

(= lot) → tas m
a heap of sth → un tas de qch
heaps (= lots) → des tas
heaps of [+ time, money, work] → beaucoup de

vt

(= pile) [+ sand, earth, clothes] → entasser, amonceler
to heap sth on sb's plate, to heap sb's plate with sth → charger l'assiette de qn de qch

to heap praise on sb → couvrir qn d'éloges
to heap scorn on sb → couvrir qn de mépris
to heap gifts on sb → couvrir qn de cadeaux

heap up

vt → entasser

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heap

n

→ Haufen m; (inf: = old car) → Klapperkiste f (inf); (to leave something) in a heap → (etw) auf einem Haufen (liegen lassen); the building was reduced to a heap of rubble → das Haus sank in Schutt und Asche; he fell in a heap on the floor → er sackte zu Boden; at the bottom/top of the heap (fig) → ganz unten/oben

heaps of (inf) → ein(en) Haufen (inf); it’s happened heaps of times → es ist schon zigmal vorgekommen (inf); do you have any glasses? — yes, heaps → haben Sie Gläser? — (ja,) jede Menge (inf); she has heaps of enthusiasm/time → sie hat jede Menge Enthusiasmus/Zeit (inf); to be in a whole heap of trouble → tief in Schwierigkeiten stecken; they got heaps of criticism → sie wurden massiv kritisiert

adv heaps (inf) → (unheimlich) viel

vt → häufen; he heaped his clothes together → er warf seine Kleider auf einen Haufen; to heap praise on somebody/something → über jdn/etw voll des Lobes sein (geh), → jdn/etw über den grünen Klee loben (inf); (in addressing) → jdn mit Lob überschütten; to heap scorn on somebody/something → jdn/etw mit Spott übergießen; to heap abuse on somebody → jdm Beleidigungen an den Kopf werfen; (cursing) → jdn mit einer Flut von Schimpfwörtern überschütten; a heaped spoonful → ein gehäufter Löffel; an armchair heaped with cushions → ein Sessel, auf dem sich Kissen türmen

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heap [hiːp]

1. n (pile) → mucchio, cumulo (fam) (old car) → macinino; (lots) heaps (of) → un sacco (di), un mucchio (di)
we have heaps of time → abbiamo un mucchio or sacco di tempo
I was struck or knocked all of a heap (fam) → sono rimasto di stucco

2. vt to heap sth onto sth → ammucchiare qc su qc
the waitress heaped potatoes onto my plate → la cameriera mi ha dato una montagna or un mucchio di patate
to heap sth with sth → colmare qc di qc
to heap favours/praise/gifts on sb → ricolmare qn di favori/lodi/regali
heaped spoonful (Culin) → cucchiaio colmo

heap up vt + adv → accumulare, ammucchiare

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heap [hiːp]

1. n (pile) → mucchio, cumulo (fam) (old car) → macinino; (lots) heaps (of) → un sacco (di), un mucchio (di)
we have heaps of time → abbiamo un mucchio or sacco di tempo
I was struck or knocked all of a heap (fam) → sono rimasto di stucco

2. vt to heap sth onto sth → ammucchiare qc su qc
the waitress heaped potatoes onto my plate → la cameriera mi ha dato una montagna or un mucchio di patate
to heap sth with sth → colmare qc di qc
to heap favours/praise/gifts on sb → ricolmare qn di favori/lodi/regali
heaped spoonful (Culin) → cucchiaio colmo

heap up vt + adv → accumulare, ammucchiare

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heap

n heap [hiːp]

1 a large amount or a large number, in a pile a heap of sand/apples. hoop, stapel كومَه، عَدَد كبير куп hromada bunke der Haufen σωρός montón kuhi توده kasa tas עֲרֵימָה ढेर hrpa, kup halom tumpukan hrúga; hellingur mucchio (～の) 山 (쌓아올린) 더미 krūva kaudze; grēda longgokan berg, meute, hoop, stapels haug, bunke, dynge stos, kupa monte gră­madă куча hromada, kopa kup hrpa hög, hop ปริมาณมาก yığın 一堆 купа ڈھیر đống 一堆

2 (usually in plural withof) many, much or plenty We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times. hope, oorgenoeg كثير مِن، وَفْرَة من много spousta, hromada bunke; masse die Menge μπόλικος un montón de; millones de, montones de palju تعداد زياد paljon des tas de הֲמוֹן अत्यधिक puno, mnogo nagy mennyiség banyak hellingur mucchio たくさん 많음, 다량 daugybė bieži banyak bergen, hopen, stapels haug, masse, bunkevis (av noe) dużo, mnóstwo montes (de) mulţime масса, уйма hŕba na kupe, neštetokrat puno massor av ปริมาณมาก çok, bir yığın 很多 безліч, багато بہتات nhiều 非常多

v

1 to put, throw etc in a heap I'll heap these stones (up) in a corner of the garden. ophoop, opstapel يُكَوِّم трупам naskládat na hromadu samle i en bunke; dynge sammen häufen βάζω σε σωρό amontonar, apilar kuhjama روي هم انباشتن kasata entasser לָשִׂים בְּעֲרֵימָה ढेर लगाना nagomilavati, nakupljati felhalmoz menumpuk hrúga saman ammucchiare 積み上げる 쌓아올리다 sumesti į krūvą sakraut/samest kaudzē melonggokkan (op-)stapelen, op een hoop gooien, (vol-)laden, optasten legge/samle i en haug, dynge sammen ułożyć stos amontoar a pune unul peste altul сваливать в кучу nahromadiť, naklásť na kopu (na)kopičiti nabacati na gomilu lägga (kasta) i en hög, stapla กองไว้ yığmak 擺或丟成堆 нагромаджувати; складати ڈھیر میں ڈالنا xếp thành đống 堆起

2 to fill or cover with a heap He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent. ophoop يَمْلأ، يُغَطّي обсипвам (na)hromadit skovle; dynge (über-)häufen γεμίζω, φορτώνω colmar, llenar (täis) laduma پر كردن latoa empiler (de), accabler (de) לְמַלֵא भरना gomilati, krcati telerak menimbun hrúga á, ausa (yfir) colmare; coprire のせる 가득 담다, 산더미처럼 주다 prikrauti, užversti uzkraut; apbērt (ar apvainojumiem, uzslavām) melonggokkan (op)stapelen, (over)laden, optasten hauge opp, fylle til overmål, overøse nakładać, zasypywać encher a umple, a copleşi cu наполнять; осыпать naložiť; zahrnúť napolniti, obsipati obasuti fylla, överösa วางกองไว้ doldurmak 成堆裝滿或蓋滿 осипати کسی چیز کو زیادتی سے دینا chất đống 装满

adj heaped

having enough (of something) on it to form a heap A heaped spoonful of sugar. opgehoop مُكَوَّم، مكَدَّس، مَليء отрупан vrchovatý toppet gehäuft ξέχειλος colmado, lleno kuhjaga پر kukkurainen comble מַלֵא खूब भरा krcat, nagomilan púpozott menimbun hrúgaður colmo 山盛りの 수북히 쌓인 su kaupu ar kaudzi mumbung volgehoopt, opgetast toppet (mål), breddfull czubaty cheio cu vârf доверху наполненный vrchovatý zvrhan prepun rågad เป็นกอง tepeleme dolu, ağzına kadar dolu 成堆的 з верхом ڈھیر بنانے جتنی مقدار ہونا đầy có ngọn 堆满的

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heap → كومة halda dynge Haufen σωρός montón kasa tas hrpa mucchio 積み重なったもの 무더기 hoop haug sterta amontoado куча hög กอง yığın đống 堆