heap
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1.4
- noun
- /hip/
- Informal
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montón
- After the party, there was a heap of dirty dishes in the sink.
- heaps of red
Basically, we have this heap of coffee, right?
- Basically, we have this heap of coffee, right?
- And so this really answered a whole heap of questions for me.
- Now you're somebody that has got a whole heap of different demands on your time and your energy.
- So we're thinking maybe life went back that far, but we don't find any huge trash heaps.
- I'm calling because I have a whole heap of spare time on my hands and I guess that's why I'm calling into this podcast.
- So there's a whole heap of information that is just like, is it yours or is it somebody else's?
- Then I bought heaps of these Maybelline little pots and these I have not even seen in Australia before or heard about, so I was very excited to try these out.
- It's going to be a barnyard slop, heap of saliva dripping out of whatever reporter has been tasked with covering her.
Examples
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The day will come again when girl singers are top of the heap.
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All the seats were gone, half the outer wall had collapsed, and huge heaps of fallen stone choked the arches.
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Basically, we have this heap of coffee, right?
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Maybe not the house, but I bet they offer you a heap of money for that land.
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And so this really answered a whole heap of questions for me.
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Grandpa, there is a whole heap of little things I have locked in my mind.
Fiction book (1990) -
I invited a heap of municipal types with very deep pockets.
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Now you're somebody that has got a whole heap of different demands on your time and your energy.
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Blue sat brooding in the middle of a heap of rusting engine parts.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Let's us all go on down to Coney Island for a heap of fun!" Birch frowned.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
677
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
46
5.7
A large number of things or people
37
2.1
A small pile of things put on top of each other
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
13
2.9
A large number or amount of something
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
3
6.6
A fairly large amount of something
2
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack
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Etymology
Heap came to mean 'a lot' because people thought of a very large pile when they wanted to show great number; so saying 'a heap of' something means there is a large amount.