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Definitions for Heaps

[1] a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
[2] Informal . a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people.
[3] Slang . an automobile, especially a dilapidated one.
[4] to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile (often followed by up, on, together, etc.).
[5] to accumulate or amass (often followed by up or together ): to heap up riches.
[6] to give, assign, or bestow in great quantity; load (often followed by on or upon ): to heap blessings upon someone; to heap someone with work.
[7] to load, supply, or fill abundantly: to heap a plate with food.
[8] to become heaped or piled, as sand or snow; rise in a heap or heaps (often followed by up ).
[9] all of a heap , Informal . 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.
[10] a collection of articles or mass of material gathered together in one place
[11] (often plural usually foll by of ) informal a large number or quantity
[12] give them heaps Australian slang to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
[13] give it heaps NZ slang to try very hard
[14] informal a place or thing that is very old, untidy, unreliable, etc the car was a heap
[15] heaps (intensifier) he said he was feeling heaps better
[16] (often foll by up or together ) to collect or be collected into or as if into a heap or pile to heap up wealth
[17] (tr; often foll by with, on, or upon) to load or supply (with) abundantly to heap with riches

Words related to Heaps

heapbundle, lump, jumble, clump, stack, ton, concentrate, dump, load, profusion, gathering, stockpile, pot, scad, cluster, fullness, concentration, total, mint, bunch

Words nearby Heaps

heaphealthy, healthyish, healy, heaney, heao, heap, heaping, hear, hear a peep out of, hear a pin drop, can, hear from

Origin of Heaps

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 Heaps

heap·er , noun
heap·y , adjective
o·ver·heap , verb (used with object)
un·heaped , adjective

Word origin for Heaps

Old English héap; related to Old Frisian hāp, Old Saxon hōp, Old High German houf

Synonyms for Heaps

bundle, clump, jumble, lump, stack, ton, abundance, agglomeration, aggregation, assemblage, bank, batch, bulk, bunch, cargo, cluster, collection, concentration, congeries, deposit, fullness, gathering, gobs, harvest, haul, hill, hoard, load, lot, lots, mass, million, mint, mound, mountain, much, ocean, oodles, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, scad, stock, stockpile, store, sum, thousand, total, trillion, volume, whole, a lot, amassment, great deal