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heaps. noun [ plural ], adverb. informal uk / hiːps / us / hiːps /. Add to word list. C2. a lot: heaps of Let Sarah pay for dinner, she's got heaps of money. Our new house is heaps bigger than our last one. Synonyms.
See full dictionary entry for heap. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band. heaps in British English. (hiːps ) plural noun. 1. informal. a great deal; an enormous amount. I've got heaps to tell you. Of course, we spent heaps and heaps while we were in New York. Was there more misery for Scotland?
Meaning of heap in English. heap. noun [ C ] uk / hiːp / us / hiːp / Add to word list. C2. an untidy pile or mass of things: a heap of clothes / rubbish. Sharon White/Photographer's Choice/GettyImages. Fewer examples. Put the vegetable peelings on the compost heap. Her belongings were scattered in various heaps around the room.
1. To put or throw in a pile: heaped the clothes on the bed. 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 hēap.] Synonyms: heap, mound, pile1, stack.
noun. ˈhēp. Synonyms of heap. 1. : a collection of things thrown one on another : pile. 2. : a great number or large quantity : lot. heap. 2 of 2. verb. heaped; heaping; heaps. transitive verb. 1. a. : to throw or lay in a heap : pile or collect in great quantity. his sole object was to heap up riches. b. : to form or round into a heap.
Definition of 'heap' heap. (hiːp ) Word forms: heaps , heaping , heaped. 1. countable noun. A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way. ...a heap of bricks. [+ of] ...a compost heap. He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left them in a heap.
5 senses: (intensifier) 1. informal a great deal; an enormous amount 2. → See give it heaps 3. → See give them heaps 4..... Click for more definitions.
