heap
[ heep ]
/ hip /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become heaped or piled, as sand or snow; rise in a heap or heaps (often followed by up).
Words nearby heap
healthy, healthyish, healy, heaney, heao, heap, heaping, hear, hear a peep out of, hear a pin drop, can, hear from
Idioms for heap
- overwhelmed with astonishment; amazed: We were struck all of a heap upon hearing of their divorce.
- suddenly; abruptly: All of a heap the room was empty.
all of a heap, Informal.
Origin of heap
before 900; 1925–30 for def 3; Middle English heep, Old English hēap; cognate with Dutch hoop, Old High German houf; akin to German Haufe
OTHER WORDS FROM heap
heap·er, nounheap·y, adjectiveo·ver·heap, verb (used with object)un·heaped, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for heap
heap
/ (hiːp) /
noun
adverb
heaps (intensifier)he said he was feeling heaps better
verb
(often foll by up or together) to collect or be collected into or as if into a heap or pileto heap up wealth
(tr; often foll by with, on, or upon) to load or supply (with) abundantlyto heap with riches
Derived forms of heap
heaper, nounWord Origin for heap
Old English héap; related to Old Frisian hāp, Old Saxon hōp, Old High German houf
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