heaps

See also: Heaps

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiːps/

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• Rhymes: -iːps

Noun

heaps

1. plural of heap
2. A large amount.
   • 2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 245e:

     And heaps of objections, all of them involving countless difficulties, are going to face anyone who says either that being is some two things or that it is only one.

3. (Australia, slang) Indicating a large amount or number.
   • 2025 January 4, “Surfing community again in mourning after latest shark attack on SA coast”, in ABC News (Australia)‎^[1]:

     "We were a bit nervous about it, seeing heaps of surfers out there on the breaks," he said. "There were some nice breaks, but it looked pretty sketchy with the sharks, so yeah, we just tried to stay away from that beach."

Verb

heaps

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of heap

Adverb

heaps (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Very much, a lot

   I love him heaps.

Anagrams

• HEPAs, ephas, phase, shape