heap (h p)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. [Middle English, from Old English h ap.]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. |
heap
Noun
1. a pile of things lying one on top of another
2. (often pl) Informal a large number or quantity
Adverb
heaps much: he was heaps better
Verb
1. to collect into a pile
2. to give freely (to): film roles were heaped on her [Old English hēap]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  heap - a collection of objects laid on top of each otheraggregation, 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 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"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" 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" | |
| 3. | heap - fill to overflow; "heap the platter with potatoes" |
heap
noun 1. pile, lot, collection, store, mountain, mass, stack, rick, mound, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, aggregation
noun 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)
verb 3. (sometimes with up) pile, store, collect, gather, stack, accumulate, mound, amass, stockpile, hoard, bank
heap something on someone (with on) load with, burden with, confer on, assign to, bestow on, shower upon
Translations
heap [hiːp] n → montón m
heaps (of) (col) (= lots); montones (de);
to heap favours/praise/gifts etc on sb → colmar a algn de favores/elogios/regalos etc
heap [hiːp] n → Haufen m
vt to heap (up) → (auf)häufen;
to heap favours/gifts etc on sb → jdn mit Gefälligkeiten/Geschenken etc überhäufen;
to heap praises on sb → jdn mit Lob überschütten
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 무더기, 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 runsaasti, lukuisa des tas de הֲמוֹן अत्यधिक puno, mnogo nagy mennyiség banyak hellingur mucchio たくさん 다수, 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 非常多 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 堆起 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, syytää empiler (de), accabler (de) לְמַלֵא भरना gomilati, krcati telerak menimbun hrúga á, ausa (yfir) colmare; coprire のせる 가득 담다 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 裝滿 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 수북이 담긴 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 堆滿的 з верхом ڈھیر بنانے جتنی مقدار ہونا đầy có ngọn 堆满的
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