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heap
[ heep ]
/ hip /
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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).
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Idioms about heap
Origin of heap
First recorded before 900; 1925â30 for def. 3; Middle English heep, Old English hÄap; cognate with Dutch hoop, Old High German houf; akin to German Haufe
OTHER WORDS FROM heap
heaper, nounheapy, adjectiveo·ver·heap, verb (used with object)un·heaped, adjectiveWords nearby heap
healthy, healthyish, Healy, Heaney, HEAO, heap, heaping, hear, hear a peep out of, hear a pin drop, can, heard
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How to use heap in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for heap
heap
/ (hiËp) /
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 hĂ©ap; related to Old Frisian hÄp, Old Saxon hĆp, Old High German houf
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