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| heel [ heel ] |
noun (plural heels) |
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1. back of foot: the back part of a person's foot immediately below the ankle, or the same part of an animal's foot or paw
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2. back of shoe or sock: the part of a sock, stocking, shoe, or boot that covers the back part of somebody's foot
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3. back of shoe sole: the back, usually thicker, portion of the sole of a shoe or other footwear that raises the foot off the ground
  I'll need to get new heels on these boots.
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4. physiology thicker part of palm: the thicker part of the palm of the hand, located next to the wrist
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5. dress part of glove: the part of a glove that covers the part of the palm located next to the wrist
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6. food bread crust: a crusty end of a loaf of bread
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7. food cheese rind: the hard rind from a wedge of cheese
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8. golf part of golf club: the part of the head of a golf club where the shaft is attached
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9. music neck support: a part that supports the neck of a stringed instrument at the point where it is attached to the body
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10. music end of violin bow: the end of a violin bow that is held while playing the violin.
See also point (sense 19)
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11. gardening piece attached to cutting: a small piece of a plant stem or tuber left attached to a cutting to promote the growth of new roots
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12. nautical bottom of mast: the bottom end of a boat's mast
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13. nautical stern: the stern end of a ship's keel
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14. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's, especially a man's, behavior
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insult
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plural noun heels |
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dress high-heeled shoes: shoes with high heels
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verb (past and past participle heeled, present participle heel·ing, 3rd person present singular heels) |
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1. transitive verb renew heel of shoe: to fit, replace, or repair the heel of a shoe or boot
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2. intransitive verb follow by somebody's heels: to follow closely at somebody's heels when commanded
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refers to dogs
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3. transitive verb riding dig heels into horse: to hit or prod an animal being ridden with the heel
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4. intransitive verb dance move heels: to move the heels to music or touch a surface with the heels when dancing
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5. transitive verb golf mishit golf ball: to mishit a golf ball with the heel of a club
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| [ Old English hēla< Germanic] |
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| heeled adjective |
| heel·less adjective |
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cool your heels to wait or be kept waiting for a long time (informal)
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dig in your heels to hold stubbornly to a position or attitude
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(hard) on the heels of somebody or something
1. close behind somebody or something
2. soon after somebody or something
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show (somebody) a clean pair of heels to run away from somebody
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take to your heels to run off
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to heel
1. directly behind the person with whom a dog is walking
2. under control or discipline
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turn on your heel to turn around suddenly
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