heaped


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
heap/hiːp/
noun
  • 1 a mound or pile of a substance.

    ■ an untidy collection of objects piled up haphazardly.

  • 2 informal a large amount or number: we have heaps of room.
  • 3 informal an untidy or dilapidated place or vehicle.
adverb (heaps) Brit. informal a great deal: I feel heaps better. verb put in or form a heap.

■ load copiously with.

■ (as adj. heaped) Brit. (of a spoon) with the contents piled above the brim or edge.

– origin OE hēap (n.), hēapian (v.), of Gmc origin.
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