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
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is heap a noun, verb, or something else?
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