heap
heap /h'iːp/ (heaps heaping heaped)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way.
...a heap of bricks...
He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left them in a heap.
2 [VERB] V n prep/adv
If you heap things somewhere, you arrange them in a large pile.
Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
Heap up means the same as heap.
Off to one side, the militia was heaping up wood for a bonfire.
3 [VERB] V n on/upon n
If you heap praise or criticism on someone or something, you give them a lot of praise or criticism.
The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators.
4 [QUANT] QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n
Heaps of something or a heap of something is a large quantity of it. (INFORMAL)
You have heaps of time...
I got in a heap of trouble.
= load
5 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR, PHR after v
Someone who is at the bottom of the heap or at the top of the heap is low down or high up in society or an organization.
Ordinary workers in state industry, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap.
6 [PHRASE] v PHR, v-link PHR
If someone collapses in a heap, they fall heavily and untidily and do not move.
The young footballer collapsed in a heap after a heavy tackle.slag heap (slag heaps)
also slagheap
[N-COUNT]
A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining. (mainly BRIT)
1 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
A heap of things is a pile of them, especially a pile arranged in a rather untidy way.
...a heap of bricks...
He has dug up the tiles that cover the floor and left them in a heap.
2 [VERB] V n prep/adv
If you heap things somewhere, you arrange them in a large pile.
Mrs. Madrigal heaped more carrots onto Michael's plate.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
Heap up means the same as heap.
Off to one side, the militia was heaping up wood for a bonfire.
3 [VERB] V n on/upon n
If you heap praise or criticism on someone or something, you give them a lot of praise or criticism.
The head of the navy heaped scorn on both the methods and motives of the conspirators.
4 [QUANT] QUANT of n-uncount/pl-n
Heaps of something or a heap of something is a large quantity of it. (INFORMAL)
You have heaps of time...
I got in a heap of trouble.
= load
5 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR, PHR after v
Someone who is at the bottom of the heap or at the top of the heap is low down or high up in society or an organization.
Ordinary workers in state industry, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap.
6 [PHRASE] v PHR, v-link PHR
If someone collapses in a heap, they fall heavily and untidily and do not move.
The young footballer collapsed in a heap after a heavy tackle.slag heap (slag heaps)
also slagheap
[N-COUNT]
A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining. (mainly BRIT)