Sekirov Dictionary

heel

/hiːl/

noun 24
verb 10
forms 3
phrases 6

noun24

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The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, / His winged heels and then his armed head. — 1709
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
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[usually plural] A high-heeled shoe.
- She'd been wearing heels, and fell backward off her right heel and twisted or broke her ankle. — 2008
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(informal) A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate, or thoughtless person.
- I grinned at him sneeringly. I was the heel to end all heels. Wait until the man is down, then kick him and kick him again. He's weak. He can't resist or kick back. — 1953
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The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
- He drove the heel of his hand into the man's nose.
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The last or lowest part of anything.
- And then again the sportsmen would move at an undertaker's pace, when the fox had traversed and the hounds would be at a loss to know which was the hunt and which was the heel — 1860
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(US, Australia) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- Boiled mutton was in one, and the heel of a damper in another. — 1902
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(US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
- The bottom half, or the bun heel is placed in the carton, and the pickle slices spread evenly over the meat or cheese. — 1996
The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead, as opposed to the toe (upper end).
The junction between the keel and the stempost of a vessel; an angular wooden join connecting the two.
Material stored in a smelting furnace between batches
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(slang) A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
- Freedman began his analysis by noting two important facts about professional wrestling: First, that heels triumph considerably more often than do babyfaces[…] — 1992
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The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
- [T]he boat, from a sudden gust of wind, taking a deep heel, I tumbled overboard and down I went […] . — 1808
Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
The thickening of the neck of a stringed instrument where it attaches to the body.
The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
The part of a carding machine's flat nearest the cylinder.
The back, upper part of the stock.
The short side of an angled cut.
The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
(US) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
(no longer used) A cyma reversa.

verb10

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To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
- She called to her dog to heel.
To cause to follow at somebody’s heels (transitive).
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To incline to one side; to tilt.
- The faster a ship sails, the better she will answer her helm; if she sail very slow, she will scarce steer at all. If she heel much, she won't answer the helm so well. — 1764
To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
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To kick with the heel.
- she heeled her horse forward
To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
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To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
- I cannot sing, Nor heel the high lavolt. — 1602
(US) At Yale University, to work as a heeler or student journalist.
To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

forms

heeled · heeling · heels

Phrases with heel

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