"heap" meaning in English

See heap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hiːp/ Audio: en-us-heap.ogg [US] Forms: heap [singular], heaps [plural]
enPR: hēp Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.
    Sense id: simple-heap-en-noun-bOkFISMC
  2. A heap is a lot of something.
    Sense id: simple-heap-en-noun-VUCPt8wR Categories (other): Idioms

Verb

IPA: /hiːp/ Audio: en-us-heap.ogg [US] Forms: heap [canonical], heaps [third-person, singular], heaped [past], heaped [past, participle], heaping [present, participle]
enPR: hēp Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you heap something, you pile it up high.
    Sense id: simple-heap-en-verb-ou6efSyM
  2. If you heap something, you give a lot of it.
    Sense id: simple-heap-en-verb-y5Z~7QIR
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