heap

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An untidy pile of things lying on top of each other.

   He left his dirty clothes in a heap on the floor.

2. 2
   noun

   A large amount of something.

   We still have a heap of work to finish before Friday.

3. 3
   verb

   To put things into a pile.

   She heaped the dishes in the sink and went to bed.

4. 4
   verb

   To give someone a great deal of something, such as praise or blame.

   The critics heaped praise on her first novel.

5. 5
   noun

   An old, run-down car or vehicle.

   My first car was a rusty old heap that barely started.

From Middle English hepe, from Old English hēap, from Proto-West Germanic *haup, from Proto-Germanic *haupaz (compare Dutch hoop, German Low German Hupen, German Haufen), from Proto-Indo-European *koupos (“hill”) (compare Lithuanian kaũpas, Albanian qipi (“stack”), Avestan 𐬐𐬂𐬟𐬀 (kåfa)).

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