heap heap /ˈhiːp/

noun

1. () A collection of objects laid on top of each other  ( agglomerate , cumulation , cumulus , heap , mound , pile )
   a collection of objects laid on top of each other
     She piled a heap of clothes on the bed.
   She piled a heap of clothes on the bed.
   
2. () (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
   (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
    A batch of letters
   a batch of letters
    A deal of trouble
   a deal of trouble
    A lot of money
   a lot of money
    He made a mint on the stock market
   he made a mint on the stock market
    See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    It must have cost plenty
   it must have cost plenty
    A slew of journalists
   a slew of journalists
    A wad of money
   a wad of money
   
3. [Informal] A car that is old and unreliable  ( bus [Informal] , heap [Informal] , jalopy [Informal] , clunker [Informal, N. American] , flivver [Informal, N. American] , hooptie [Informal, American] )
   a car that is old and unreliable
    The fenders had fallen off that old bus
   the fenders had fallen off that old bus
   
   

verb

1. () Arrange in stacks  ( stack , heap , pile )
   arrange in stacks
    Heap firewood around the fireplace
   heap firewood around the fireplace
    Stack your books up on the shelves
   stack your books up on the shelves
   
2. () Bestow in large quantities  ( heap )
   bestow in large quantities
    He heaped him with work
   He heaped him with work
    She heaped scorn upon him
   She heaped scorn upon him
   
3. Fill to overflow  ( heap )
   fill to overflow
    Heap the platter with potatoes
   heap the platter with potatoes