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Heap
01
a large number of objects thrown on top of each other in an untidy way
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
heaps
Examples
The children made a heap of toys in the corner of the room.
02
a lot of something; a large amount of something
03
a car that is old and unreliable
to heap
01
to pile or gather things in a disorderly or untidy manner
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
heap
3rd person singular
heaps
Present participle
heaping
Past simple
heaped
Past participle
heaped
Examples
After the harvest, the farmers heaped the freshly picked apples in wooden crates.
02
bestow in large quantities
03
fill to overflow
