heaps
/hiːps/
noun
- 1
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- 2
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
“a heap of earth or stones”
- 3
A great number or large quantity of things.
- 4
A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
- 5
Memory that is dynamically allocated.
“You should move these structures from the stack to the heap to avoid a potential stack overflow.”
- 6
A dilapidated place or vehicle.
“My first car was an old heap.”
- 7
A lot, a large amount
“Thanks a heap!”
verb
- 1
To pile in a heap.
“He heaped the laundry upon the bed and began folding.”
- 2
To form or round into a heap, as in measuring.
- 3
To supply in great quantity.
“They heaped praise upon their newest hero.”
adverb
- 1
Very much, a lot
“I love him heaps.”
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