Heap vs. Heep — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Heap and Heep
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Definitions
Heap➦
A group of things placed or thrown, one on top of the other
A heap of dirty rags lying in the corner.
Heep➦
Heep is a surname.
Heap➦
Often heaps(Informal) A great deal; a lot
We have heaps of homework tonight.
Heep➦
(obsolete) The hip of the dog rose.
Heap➦
(Slang) An old or run-down car.
Heep➦
The hip of the dog-rose.
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Heap➦
To put or throw in a pile
Heaped the clothes on the bed.
Heap➦
To fill completely or to overflowing
Heap a plate with vegetables.
Heap➦
To bestow in abundance or lavishly
Heaped praise on the rescuers.
Heap➦
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
Heap➦
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; a heap of stones
Heap➦
A great number or large quantity of things.
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Heap➦
(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
Heap➦
(computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
You should move these structures from the stack to the heap to avoid a potential stack overflow.
Heap➦
(colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
My first car was an old heap.
Heap➦
(colloquial) A lot, a large amount
Thanks a heap!
Heap➦
(transitive) To pile in a heap.
He heaped the laundry upon the bed and began folding.
Heap➦
(transitive) To form or round into a heap, as in measuring.
Heap➦
(transitive) To supply in great quantity.
They heaped praise upon their newest hero.
Heap➦
Very; representing broken English stereotypically or comically attributed to Native Americans
Heap➦
A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.
The wisdom of a heap of learned men.
A heap of vassals and slaves.
He had heaps of friends.
Heap➦
A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a pile; as, a heap of trouble.
A vast heap, both of places of scripture and quotations.
I have noticed a heap of things in my life.
Heap➦
A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of earth or stones.
Huge heaps of slain around the body rise.
Heap➦
To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to accumulate; - usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.
Though he heap up silver as the dust.
Heap➦
To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as, to heap stones; - often with up; as, to heap up earth; or with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.
Heap➦
To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a measure) more than even full.
Heap➦
A collection of objects laid on top of each other
Heap➦
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty
Heap➦
A car that is old and unreliable;
The fenders had fallen off that old bus
Heap➦
Bestow in large quantities;
He heaped him with work
She heaped scorn upon him
Heap➦
Arrange in stacks;
Heap firewood around the fireplace
Stack your books up on the shelves
Heap➦
Fill to overflow;
Heap the platter with potatoes
