Tra từ heap - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

heap [heap heaps heaped heaping] noun, verb BrE [hiːp] NAmE [hiːp]
noun
1. ~ (of sth) an untidy pile of sth
•The building was reduced to a heap of rubble.
•a compost heap
•His clothes lay in a heap on the floor.
•Worn-out car tyres were stacked in heaps.
see also ↑scrapheap, ↑slag heap
2. usually plural (informal)a lot of sth
• (BrE) There's heaps of time before the plane leaves.
• (NAmE) I've got a heap of things to do.
3. (informal, humorous)a car that is old and in bad condition

Word Origin:
Old English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.

Example Bank:
•His clothes lay in a crumpled heap on the floor.
•Papers were piled in great heaps on the desk.
•Throw the potato peelings on the compost heap.
•a great heap of stones
•colliery spoil heaps
•the ash heap of history
•Her clothes were lying in a crumpled heap.
•Put organic waste on the compost heap.
•The lava piles up into massive heaps.
•Worn-out car tyres were stacked in heaps.
Idioms: ↑at the top of the heap ▪ collapse/fall in a heap ▪ heaps better/more/older

verb
1. ~ sth (up) to put things in an untidy pile
•Rocks were heaped up on the side of the road.
•She looked at the vegetables heaped on the table.
2. to put a lot of sth in a pile on sth
•~ A on B She heaped food on my plate.
•~ B with A She heaped my plate with food.
3. to give a lot of sth such as praise or criticism to sb
•~ A on B He heaped praise on his team.
•~ B with A He heaped his team with praise.
see pour/heap scorn on sb/sth at ↑scorn _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English hēap (noun), hēapian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hoop and German Haufen.