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heap

/heːp/
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.

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."

Synonymsamass, heap up, pile up
adverb

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

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