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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

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]

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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

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

vt → amontonar [+ plate]; colmar;

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 → tas m, monceau m

vt (also: heap up) → entasser, amonceler;

she heaped her plate with cakes → elle a chargé son assiette de gâteaux;

heaps (of) (inf) (= lots); des tas (de);

to heap favours/praise/gifts etc on sb → combler qn de faveurs/d'éloges/de cadeaux etc

heap [hiːp] n → Haufen m

vt to heap (up) → (auf)häufen;

heaps of (inf) → jede Menge;

to heap sth with → etw beladen mit;

to heap sth on → etw häufen auf +acc;

to heap favours/gifts etc on sb → jdn mit Gefälligkeiten/Geschenken etc überhäufen;

to heap praises on sb → jdn mit Lob überschütten

heap [hiːp] n → mucchio

vt → ammucchiare;

heaps (of) (col) (= lots); un sacco (di), un mucchio (di);

to heap favours/praise/gifts etc on sb → ricolmare qn di favori/lodi/regali etc

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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, stapelكومَه، عَدَد كبيرкупhromadabunkeder Haufenσωρόςmontónkuhiتودهkasatasעֲרֵימָהढेरhrpa, kuphalomtumpukanhrúga; hellingurmucchio(～の) 山무더기, 더미krūvakaudze; grēdalonggokanberg, meute, hoop, stapelshaug, bunke, dyngestos, kupamontegră­madăкучаhromada, kopakuphrpahög, hopปริมาณมากyığın一堆купаڈھیرđống一堆

2 (usually in plural with of) many, much or plenty We've got heaps of time; I've done that heaps of times.hope, oorgenoegكثير مِن، وَفْرَة منмногоspousta, hromadabunke; massedie Mengeμπόλικοςun montón de; millones de, montones depaljuتعداد زيادrunsaasti, lukuisades tas deהֲמוֹןअत्यधिकpuno, mnogonagy mennyiségbanyakhellingurmucchioたくさん다수, 다량daugybėbiežibanyakbergen, hopen, stapelshaug, masse, bunkevis (av noe)dużo, mnóstwomontes (de)mulţimeмасса, уймаhŕbana kupe, neštetokratpunomassor avปริมาณมากçok, bir yığın非常多безліч, багатоبہتاتnhiều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, opstapelيُكَوِّمтрупамnaskládat na hromadusamle i en bunke; dynge sammenhäufenβάζω σε σωρόamontonar, apilarkuhjamaروي هم انباشتنkasataentasserלָשִׂים בְּעֲרֵימָהढेर लगानाnagomilavati, nakupljatifelhalmozmenumpukhrúga samanammucchiare積み上げる쌓아올리다sumesti į krūvąsakraut/samest kaudzēmelonggokkan(op-)stapelen, op een hoop gooien, (vol-)laden, optastenlegge/samle i en haug, dynge sammenułożyć stosamontoara pune unul peste altulсваливать в кучуnahromadiť, naklásť na kopu(na)kopičitinabacati na gomilulägga (kasta) i en hög, staplaกองไว้yığmak堆起нагромаджувати; складатиڈھیر میں ڈالناxếp thành đống堆起

2 to fill or cover with a heap He heaped his plate with vegetables; He heaped insults on his opponent.ophoopيَمْلأ، يُغَطّيобсипвам(na)hromaditskovle; dynge(über-)häufenγεμίζω, φορτώνωcolmar, llenar(täis) ladumaپر كردنlatoa, syytääempiler (de), accabler (de)לְמַלֵאभरनाgomilati, krcatitelerakmenimbunhrúga á, ausa (yfir)colmare; coprireのせる가득 담다prikrauti, užverstiuzkraut; apbērt (ar apvainojumiem, uzslavām)melonggokkan(op)stapelen, (over)laden, optastenhauge opp, fylle til overmål, overøsenakładać, zasypywaćenchera umple, a copleşi cuнаполнять; осыпатьnaložiť; zahrnúťnapolniti, obsipatiobasutifylla, överösaวางกองไว้doldurmak裝滿осипатиکسی چیز کو زیادتی سے دیناchất đống装满

adj heaped

having enough (of something) on it to form a heap A heaped spoonful of sugar.opgehoopمُكَوَّم، مكَدَّس، مَليءотрупанvrchovatýtoppetgehäuftξέχειλοςcolmado, llenokuhjagaپرkukkurainencombleמַלֵאखूब भराkrcat, nagomilanpúpozottmenimbunhrúgaðurcolmo山盛りの수북이 담긴su kaupuar kaudzimumbungvolgehoopt, opgetasttoppet (mål), breddfullczubatycheiocu vârfдоверху наполненныйvrchovatýzvrhanprepunrågadเป็นกองtepeleme dolu, ağzına kadar dolu堆滿的з верхомڈھیر بنانے جتنی مقدار ہوناđầy có ngọn堆满的