heap
heap definition
heap (hēp)
noun
- a pile, mass, or mound of things jumbled together
- Informal a great number or amount a heap of toys, heaps of money
- ☆ Slang an automobile, esp. an old, dilapidated one
Etymology: ME hepe, a troop, heap < OE heap, a troop, band, multitude, akin to Ger hauf(en), Du hoop < IE *keub- < base *keu-, bend, arch > hop, hive
transitive verb
- to make a heap of; bring together into a pile
- to give or supply in large amounts; load to heap gifts upon someone
- to fill (a plate, dry measure, etc.) full or to overflowing
intransitive verb
to accumulate or rise in a heap, or pile
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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