Heap Definition
hēp
heaped, heaping, heaps
noun
heaps
A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other.
A heap of dirty rags lying in the corner.
American Heritage
A pile, mass, or mound of things jumbled together.
Webster's New World
A great number or amount.
A heap of toys, heaps of money.
Webster's New World
An automobile, esp. an old, dilapidated one.
Webster's New World
A great number or large quantity of things.
Wiktionary
verb
heaped, heaping, heaps
To make a heap of; bring together into a pile.
Webster's New World
To accumulate or rise in a heap, or pile.
Webster's New World
To give or supply in large amounts; load.
To heap gifts upon someone.
Webster's New World
To fill (a plate, dry measure, etc.) full or to overflowing.
Webster's New World
To bestow in abundance or lavishly.
Heaped praise on the rescuers.
American Heritage
Origin of Heap
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Middle English heep, from Old English hēap, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz (cf. Dutch hoop, Low German Hupen, German Haufen), from Proto-Indo-European *koupos ‘hill’ (cf. Lithuanian kaũpas, Albanian qipi ‘stack’, Avestan [script?] (kaofa))
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English hēap
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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