26984 words

heap

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
an untidy pile or mass of things:

Examples:

a heap of clothes/rubbish
2
to put things into a large, untidy pile:

Examples:

heap something onto something He heaped more food onto his plate.
3
a messy pile of things:

Examples:

A heap of dirty laundry lay at the foot of his bed.
4
A heap of/heaps of something is a lot of it:

Examples:

Isako is making heaps of money now that she’s in business for herself.
5
to put things in a pile:

Examples:

They heaped their plates with food.

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