heap

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 ~ (of sth) an untidy pile of sth: The building was reduced to a heap of rubble. * a compost heap * His clothes lay in a heap on the floor. * Worn-out car tyres were stacked in heaps. seealsoSCRAPHEAP, SLAGHEAP 2 [usuallypl.] (informal) a lot of sth: There's heaps of time before the plane leaves. * I've got heaps to tell you. 3 (informal, humorous) a car that is old and in bad condition IDIOMS at the top / bottom of the heap high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society: These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap. collapse, fall, etc. in a heap to fall down heavily and not move: He collapsed in a heap on the floor. heaps better, more, older, etc. (BrE, informal) a lot better, etc: Help yourself-there's heaps more. * He looks heaps better than when I last saw him. verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (up) to put things in an untidy pile: Rocks were heaped up on the side of the road. * She looked at the vegetables heaped on the table. 2 ~ A on B