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heap

[heep]
–noun
1. a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
2. Informal. a great quantity or number; multitude: a heap of people.
3. Slang. an automobile, esp. a dilapidated one.
–verb (used with object)
4. to gather, put, or cast in a heap; pile (often fol. by up, on, together, etc.).
5. to accumulate or amass (often fol. by up or together): to heap up riches.
6. to give, assign, or bestow in great quantity; load (often fol. by on or upon): to heap blessings upon someone; to heap someone with work.
7. to load, supply, or fill abundantly: to heap a plate with food.
–verb (used without object)
8. to become heaped or piled, as sand or snow; rise in a heap or heaps (often fol. by up).
9. all of a heap, Informal.
a. overwhelmed with astonishment; amazed: We were struck all of a heap upon hearing of their divorce.
b. suddenly; abruptly: All of a heap the room was empty.

Origin:
bef. 900; 1925–30 for def. 3; ME heep, OE hēap; c. D hoop, OHG houf; akin to G Haufe


heaper, noun
heapy, adjective


1. mass, stack; accumulation, collection.
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Slang Dictionary
heap

  1. n.
    an old car. (See also load.) : I've got to get my heap fixed up.
  2. n.
    any dilapidated thing or person. : We have to fix up this heap if we're really going to live in it.
  3. n.
    and heaps. lots (of something). : Mr. Wilson has heaps of money.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

heap 
O.E. heap "pile, great number, multitude," from W.Gmc. *khaupaz (cf. O.S. hop, M.L.G. hupe, Du. hoop, Ger. Haufe "heap"), probably related to O.E. heah "high." The verb is from O.E. heapian. Slang meaning "old car" is attested from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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