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noun | verb heapheap1 /hip/ ●●○ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYheap1Origin: Old English ► in a heap His clothes lay in a heap on the floor. ► the bottom of the heap He rose from the bottom of the heap to become a senior manager. ► top of the heap They want to be recognized as being top of the heap. THESAURUSlarge amount/mass► pilea)a large mass of things collected together or thrown together: He swept the leaves into a pile.b)a neat collection of several things of the same kind placed on top of each other: The folded laundry was separated into three piles. ► heap a large messy pile of things: A heap of clothes lay on the floor. ► mound a pile of something with a round shape: He came back from the buffet with a huge mound of food on his plate. ► stack a neat pile of things: There was a stack of books in the middle of the table. ► drift a large pile of snow, sand, etc. that has been blown by the wind: The car slid into a ten-foot snow drift by the side of the road. 1a large messy pile of things: a garbage heapheap of a heap of newspapers His clothes lay in a heap on the floor.► see thesaurus at pile12the heap all similar people or things and their status or ranking with relation to each other: He rose from the bottom of the heap to become a senior manager. They want to be recognized as being top of the heap.3a heap of something (also heaps of something) spoken a lot of something: You’re going to be in a heap of trouble.4fall/collapse/lie etc. in a heap to fall down and lie without moving: Exhausted, she fell in a heap on the floor.5the ash/dust/scrap etc. heap of history humorous all the things that happened in the past that people have forgotten about or do not admire or respect anymore: The old building is destined for the ash heap of history.6humorous an old car that is in bad condition noun | verb heapheap2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLEheap |
Present | I, you, we, they | heap | | he, she, it | heaps | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | heaped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have heaped | | he, she, it | has heaped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had heaped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will heap | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have heaped |
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Present | I | am heaping | | he, she, it | is heaping | | you, we, they | are heaping | Past | I, he, she, it | was heaping | | you, we, they | were heaping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been heaping | | he, she, it | has been heaping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been heaping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be heaping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been heaping |
1 (also heap up) to put a lot of things on top of each other in a messy way: Piles of garbage were heaped everywhere.heap something on/onto something Heap the blueberries on top of the filling.2heap praise/abuse/criticism etc. on somebody to praise, criticize, etc. someone a lot: Officials have heaped praise on the school’s anti-drug program.3be heaped with something a)if a plate is heaped with food, it has a lot on it b)covered with messy piles of things |