heap

B2
Pronunciation
/heːp/
/hiːp/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.

2 Definition

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.

Example Sentences
  • a heap of earth or stones
3 Definition

A great number or large quantity of things.

4 Definition

A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.

5 Definition

Memory that is dynamically allocated.

Example Sentences
  • You should move these structures from the stack to the heap to avoid a potential stack overflow.
6 Definition

A dilapidated place or vehicle.

Example Sentences
  • My first car was an old heap.
7 Definition

A lot, a large amount

Example Sentences
  • Thanks a heap!
Verb
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

To pile in a heap.

Example Sentences
  • He heaped the laundry upon the bed and began folding.
2 Definition

To form or round into a heap, as in measuring.

3 Definition

To supply in great quantity.

Example Sentences
  • They heaped praise upon their newest hero.
Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(representing broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans; may be offensive) Very.