heap

/hi:p/
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heap

The old car was a rusted heap in the field.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A pile or mound of things: A collection of objects placed or thrown one on top of another.
    • A large amount or number: (Often followed by 'of') A great quantity or extent of something.

  2. Verb:

    • To put in a pile: To collect or place things into a heap.
    • To give or bestow in large amounts: To give someone a large quantity of something, often abstract (like work, praise, or scorn).
Examples

  • Noun:

    • There was a heap of old clothes in the corner.
    • She has a heap of work to finish by Friday.
    • I've got heaps of time before the meeting.

  • Verb:

    • Please heap the leaves by the curb for collection.
    • He heaped the plate with food.
    • The critics heaped praise on the young director's first film.
Advanced Usage
  • "to heap something on/upon someone": To give someone a lot of something, often abstract.
    • They heaped honors upon the retiring professor.
  • "to heap scorn/insults on someone": To criticize or insult someone severely and repeatedly.
    • The opposition heaped scorn on the government's new policy.
  • "all of a heap" (idiomatic, somewhat old-fashioned): To be very surprised or shocked.
    • The sudden news left him all of a heap.
Variants and Related Words
  • Heaps (adverb, informal): Very much; a lot.
    • He's feeling heaps better today.
  • Heap up (phrasal verb): To accumulate or gather into a pile.
    • Over the years, he had heaped up a considerable fortune.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Pile, stack, mound, mountain, load, mass, abundance, lot.
  • Verb: Pile, stack, mound, load, amass, shower, bestow.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Heap up: To gather or accumulate into a pile.
    • We need to heap up the firewood before the storm.
  • Heap with: To fill or load something with a large amount.
    • They heaped the table with gifts.
Related Idioms
  • At the top/bottom of the heap: In the highest or lowest position in a hierarchy or group.
    • After years of hard work, she's finally at the top of the heap.
  • A scrap heap: A pile of waste or discarded material; (figuratively) a state of being rejected or useless.
    • The old policy was thrown on the scrap heap.
heap

The old car was a rusted heap in the field.

Noun
  1. a car that is old and unreliable
    • the fenders had fallen off that old bus
  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
  3. a collection of objects laid on top of each other
Verb
  1. fill to overflow
    • heap the platter with potatoes
  2. arrange in stacks
    • heap firewood around the fireplace
    • stack your books up on the shelves
  3. bestow in large quantities
    • He heaped him with work
    • She heaped scorn upon him

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