Heap

  • 21heap — 01. We have a compost [heap] in our backyard for kitchen and yard waste. 02. His dirty clothes lay in a [heap] on the floor in his bedroom. 03. Add one [heaping] tablespoon of sugar to the mixture once it has started to boil. 04. Add one [heaped] …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 22heap — [[t]hip[/t]] n. 1) a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones[/ex] 2) inf Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude 3) sts Slang. a dilapidated automobile 4) to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile 5)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23heap — {{11}}heap (n.) O.E. heap pile, great number, multitude (of things or persons), from W.Gmc. *haupaz (Cf. O.S. hop, O.Fris. hap, M.L.G. hupe, Du. hoop, Ger. Haufe heap ), perhaps related to O.E. heah high. Slang meaning old car is attested from… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 24heap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English heep, from Old English hēap; akin to Old High German houf heap Date: before 12th century 1. a collection of things thrown one on another ; pile 2. a great number or large quantity ; lot II. tr …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25Heap — This interesting Dichensian surname is of English and Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origin. It can be either locational or topographical. If locational, the source is the place in Lancashire in the parish of Bury near Manchester, called Heap Bridge …

    Surnames reference

  • 26heap — I n. a compost; dump; scrap heap II v. (d; tr.) to heap on, upon (to heap gifts on smb.) * * * [hiːp] dump scrap heap upon (to heap gifts on smb.) (d; tr.) to heap on a compost …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 27heap — 1 noun (C) 1 a large untidy pile of things: a rubbish heap (+ of): heaps of dead leaves | in heaps: Dirty clothes lay in heaps on the floor. 2 heaps of informal a lot of something: Don t worry, we ve got heaps of time. 3 humorous an old car that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 28heap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pile, load, stack, mound, assemblage;informal, great deal, heaps (inf.), oodles (inf.), piles (inf.), scads (sl.). See multitude. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pile, accumulation, mass, agglomeration, stack …

    English dictionary for students

  • 29heap — 1. n. an old car. (See also load.) □ I’ve got to get my heap fixed up. □ Is this old heap yours? 2. n. any dilapidated thing or person. □ Marty is turning into a heap. □ …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 30Heap — Haldenspeicher; dynamischer Speicher; Freispeicher * * * Heap   [dt. »Haufen«] der, Bereich des Arbeitsspeichers, der für ein Programm reserviert wird, um dort Daten zwischenspeichern zu können. Im Heap können unterschiedlich große Datenblöcke… …

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