In a heap?

Posted by ESC April 04, 2004In reply to In a *heap*? posted by Jane J on April 04, 2004

Hi there,
I never quite understood what this means.
I got tripped over and fell in a *heap*.
*heap*=something that I bumped into? or I fell like a bundle ?

Thanks

Like a bundle or pile of old rags/clothes, for example.