heap
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[change]- (countable) A heap is a big pile of things, usually thrown in the pile and not in any order.
- When we moved into our new house, the old owners had left a heap of garbage inside for us to deal with.
- I dumped all of my things into a heap on my bed so I could start organizing them.
- (idiom) A heap is a lot of something.
- If that dog eats my shoes again, he will be in a heap of trouble.
- She earned heaps of money when she was 20 and now she doesn't have to work for the rest of her life.
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- (transitive) If you heap something, you pile it up high.
- (transitive) If you heap something, you give a lot of it.