heap
31heap — 1. noun 1) a heap of boxes Syn: pile, stack, mound, mountain, mass, quantity, load, lot, jumble; collection, accumulation, assemblage, store, hoard 2) informal we have heaps of room …
32heap — [hiːp] noun [C] I a large untidy pile of something a heap of old car parts[/ex] Dirty rags lay in a heap on the floor.[/ex] • heaps of sth a lot of something[/ex] II verb [T] heap [hiːp] 1) to make a big untidy pile of things Clothing was heaped… …
33heap up — verb arrange into piles or stacks She piled up her books in my living room • Syn: ↑pile up, ↑stack up • Hypernyms: ↑gather, ↑garner, ↑collect, ↑pull together …
34heap — [OE] Heap is an ancient word, with still the odd non Germanic relative surviving. Its immediate West Germanic ancestor was *khaupaz, which also produced Dutch hoop (the hope of English forlorn hope), and forms such as German haufen ‘heap’ and… …
35heap — I. n. 1. Pile, mass, collection, accumulation. 2. Great quantity, large amount, lot, abundance. II. v. a. 1. Pile, lay in a heap, throw into a heap. 2. Amass, accumulate, heap up …
36heap up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms heap up : present tense I/you/we/they heap up he/she/it heaps up present participle heaping up past tense heaped up past participle heaped up same as heap II, 1) Books were heaped up in the corner of the room …
37heap — [OE] Heap is an ancient word, with still the odd non Germanic relative surviving. Its immediate West Germanic ancestor was *khaupaz, which also produced Dutch hoop (the hope of English forlorn hope), and forms such as German haufen ‘heap’ and… …
38heap — n. & v. n. 1 a collection of things lying haphazardly one on another. 2 (esp. in pl.) colloq. a large number or amount (there s heaps of time; is heaps better). 3 sl. an old or dilapidated thing, esp. a motor vehicle or building. v. 1 tr. & intr …
39heap — 1. noun /hiːp/ a) A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons. b) A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile. 2. verb /hiːp/ a) To pile in a heap. He heaped the laundry upon the bed and began folding …
40Heap — When Joshua took the city of Ai (Josh. 8), he burned it and made it an heap [Heb. tel] for ever (8:28). The ruins of this city were for a long time sought for in vain. It has been at length, however, identified with the mound which simply… …
