to lie in a heap
1heap — heap1 [ hip ] noun count * 1. ) a large pile of something, especially a messy pile: a rubbish heap heap of: The bomb had reduced the building to a heap of rubble. be in a heap: His clothes were in a crumpled heap on the floor. in heaps: The… …
2heap — heap1 [hi:p] n [: Old English;] 1.) a large untidy pile of things ▪ a rubbish heap heap of ▪ There was a heap of stones where the building used to be. in a heap ▪ The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk. ▪ We piled the branches into… …
3heap — 1 noun (C) 1 a large untidy pile of things: a rubbish heap (+ of): heaps of dead leaves | in heaps: Dirty clothes lay in heaps on the floor. 2 heaps of informal a lot of something: Don t worry, we ve got heaps of time. 3 humorous an old car that… …
4in a heap — phrase if you fall or lie in a heap, you lie without moving after you have fallen She collapsed in a heap on the floor. Chrissy landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. Thesaurus: describing movement up or downsynonym Main entry: heap * * *… …
5in a heap — if you fall or lie in a heap, you lie without moving after you have fallen She collapsed in a heap on the floor. Chrissy landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs …
6collapse/fall etc. in a heap — collapse/fall (etc.) in a heap : to fall very suddenly to the ground and lie there Overcome by heat exhaustion, he collapsed/fell in a heap. • • • Main Entry: ↑heap …
7collapse/fall in a heap — collapse/fall (etc.) in a heap : to fall very suddenly to the ground and lie there Overcome by heat exhaustion, he collapsed/fell in a heap. • • • Main Entry: ↑heap …
8couch — /kowch/ or, for 6, 15, /koohch/, n. 1. a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with… …
9couch — [[t]kaʊtʃ[/t]] n. 1) fur a piece of upholstered furniture for seating usu. two to four people, typically having a back and an armrest at one or both ends 2) fur a long upholstered seat with a headrest at one end, on which a person reclines;… …
10couch — I. /kaʊtʃ / (say kowch) noun 1. a piece of furniture, for seating two to four people, with a back and sometimes armrests; lounge. 2. a similar piece of upholstered furniture, without a back but with a headrest, as used by doctors for their… …
