Meaning & Definition of Heap in English
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Heap
/hip/
noun
1. A collection of objects laid on top of each other
synonym:
- pile,
- heap,
- mound,
- agglomerate,
- cumulation,
- cumulus
2. (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"
synonym:
- batch,
- deal,
- flock,
- good deal,
- great deal,
- hatful,
- heap,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mickle,
- mint,
- mountain,
- muckle,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- pot,
- quite a little,
- raft,
- sight,
- slew,
- spate,
- stack,
- tidy sum,
- wad
3. A car that is old and unreliable
- "The fenders had fallen off that old bus"
synonym:
- bus,
- jalopy,
- heap
verb
1. Bestow in large quantities
- "He heaped him with work"
- "She heaped scorn upon him"
synonym:
- heap
2. Arrange in stacks
- "Heap firewood around the fireplace"
- "Stack your books up on the shelves"
synonym:
- stack,
- pile,
- heap
3. Fill to overflow
- "Heap the platter with potatoes"
synonym:
- heap
Examples of using
Get rid of that heap of old newspapers.
Get rid of that heap of old newspapers.