| Front | heap |
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| Back | noun, verbBrE /hiːp/NAmE /hiːp/noun 1 ~ (of sth) an untidy pile of sthThe 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. see also scrapheap, slag heap 2 [usually plural] (informal) a lot of sth(BrE) There's heaps of time before the plane leaves. (NAmE) I've got a heap of things to do. 3 (informal, humorous) a car that is old and in bad conditionat the top/bottom of the ˈheaphigh up/low down in the structure of an organization or a societyThese workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.collapse, fall, etc. in a ˈheapto fall down heavily and not moveHe collapsed in a heap on the floor.heaps ˈbetter, ˈmore, ˈolder, etc. (BrE, informal) a lot better, etcHelp yourself—there's heaps more. He looks heaps better than when I last saw him. verb 1 ~ sth (up) to put things in an untidy pileRocks were heaped up on the side of the road. She looked at the vegetables heaped on the table. 2 to put a lot of sth in a pile on sth~ A on BShe heaped food on my plate.~ B with A She heaped my plate with food. 3 to give a lot of sth such as praise or criticism to sb~ A on BHe heaped praise on his team.~ B with A He heaped his team with praise. see pour/heap scorn on sb/sth at scorn n. |
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