heap

n.

1. A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other: a heap of dirty rags lying in the corner.
2. Informal. A great deal; a lot. Often used in the plural: We have heaps of homework tonight.
3. Slang. An old or run-down car.

tr.v., heaped, heap·ing, heaps.

1. To put or throw in a pile.
2. To fill completely or to overflowing: heap a plate with vegetables.
3. To bestow in abundance or lavishly: heaped praise on the rescuers.

[Middle English, from Old English hēap.]

SYNONYMS   heap, bank, mound, pile, stack. These nouns denote a group or collection of things lying one on top of the other: a heap of old newspapers; a bank of thunderclouds; a mound of boulders; a pile of boxes; a stack of firewood.

noun

1. A group of things gathered haphazardly: agglomeration, bank¹, cumulus, drift, hill, mass, mess, mound, mountain, pile, shock², stack, tumble. See order/disorder.
2. A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal barrel, lot, pack, peck², pile. Regional power, sight. See big/small/amount.
3. An indeterminately great amount or number. jillion, million (often used in plural), multiplicity, ream, trillion. Informal bushel, gob¹ (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), lot, oodles, passel, peck², scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion. See big/small/amount.

verb

1. To put into a disordered pile: bank¹, drift, hill, lump¹, mound, pile (up), stack. See order/disorder.
2. To make or become full; put as much into as can be held: charge, fill, freight, load, pack, pile. See full/empty/capacity.
3. To fill to overflowing: lade, load, pile. See full/empty/capacity.
4. To give in great abundance: lavish, rain, shower. See big/small/amount, give/take/reciprocity.

n

Definition: pile, accumulation
Antonyms: a little, bit

v

Definition: collect
Antonyms: disburse

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IN BRIEF: A pile of objects laid on top of each other.

There was a heap of hay in the middle of the barnyard.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dynge, hob, bunke
adv. - en hel del
v. tr. - samle i bunke, ophobe, dynge sammen

idioms:

• heap scorn on    overdænge med fornærmelser
• heaps of    masser af
• in a heap    i en bunke

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoop, berg, menigte, heleboel, oude brik, (zich) ophopen, opeenhopen, (zich) opstapelen, overladen, vol laden

Français (French)
n. - pile, tas, monceau, plein de, un tas de, guimbarde, tacot
adv. - cent fois (mieux, plus de place)
v. tr. - entasser, empiler, submerger (une table) (de), couvrir qn de qch, accabler qn de qch, abreuver qn de qch (d'insultes), accabler qn (de mépris)

idioms:

• heap scorn on    accabler qn de mépris
• heaps of    plein de, un tas de
• in a heap    en tas, entassé, s'affaler, être affalé

Deutsch (German)
v. - häufen, überhäufen
n. - Haufen, Klapperkiste
adv. - sehr viel, (ugs.) jede Menge

idioms:

• heap scorn on    verspotten
• heaps of    einen Haufen
• in a heap    auf einem Haufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (συσ)σωρεύω/-ομαι, γεμίζω, σωριάζω
n. - σωρός, στοίβα, πλήθος

idioms:

• heap scorn on    αποδοκιμάζω περιφρονητικά
• heaps of    πλήθος/πληθώρα, ένα σωρό
• in a heap    σε σωρό

Italiano (Italian)
accumulare, coprire, mucchio

idioms:

• at the top/bottom of the heap    in cima/fondo al mucchio
• heaps of    un mucchio di, un sacco di
• in a heap    (cadere) come un sacco

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acumular
n. - montão (m), grande quantidade (f)

idioms:

• at the top/bottom of the heap    por cima/por baixo da pilha
• heaps of    grande quantidade (f) de
• in a heap    sobrecarregado

Русский (Russian)
груда, масса, уйма, нагромождать, скапливать, наполнять, осыпать

idioms:

• at the top/bottom of the heap    находиться в выгодной/невыгодной ситуации или позиции
• heaps of    уйма чего-л.
• in a heap    в куче

Español (Spanish)
n. - montón, pila
adv. - enormemente
v. tr. - amontonar, acumular, llenar, colmar de

idioms:

• heap scorn on    despreciar o ridiculizar algo, a alguien
• heaps of    montones de
• in a heap    (caer) como bolsa de papas, desplomarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hopa, fylla, råga
n. - hop, (skrot)hög, stor mängd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
堆, 累积, 许多, 很, 非常, 堆积, 装满

idioms:

• heap scorn on    对...嗤之以鼻, 嘲笑
• heaps of    许多...
• in a heap    弄成了一堆

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 堆, 累積, 許多
adv. - 很, 非常
v. tr. - 堆積, 裝滿

idioms:

• heap scorn on    對...嗤之以鼻, 嘲笑
• heaps of    許多...
• in a heap    弄成了一堆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 쌓아 올린 것, 덩어리, 많음, 털털이 자동차
adv. - 대단히, 매우
v. tr. - 쌓아올리다, 산처럼 쌓다, 풍부하게 공급하다

idioms:

• heap scorn on    ~을 비평하다
• in a heap    산더미처럼, 웅크리고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 山, おおいに, 積み重ね, うんと, たくさん
v. - 積み上げる, たくさん与える, 積む

idioms:

• at the top/bottom of the heap    勝者/敗者
• heaps of    たくさんの
• in a heap    ひと固まりになって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكوم, يكدس, , يغدق, يثقل, يملأ, يفعم (الاسم) كومه, ركام, كميه كبيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ערימה, בניין ישן (מדוברת)‬
adv. - ‮הרבה‬
v. tr. - ‮גדש, מילא, צבר, ערם‬

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