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Definition of 'heel'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) heel
the back part of the foot in humans, below and behind the ankle.

2.  heel
the corresponding part in other vertebrates.

3.  heel
the part of a stocking, shoe, etc., covering the back part of the wearer's foot.

4.  heel
a solid raised base attached to the sole of a shoe or boot under the back part of the foot.

5.  heel
heels, high-heeled shoes.

6.  heel
something resembling the back part of the human foot, as in position or shape:
a heel of bread.

7.  heel
the rear of the palm, adjacent to the wrist.

8.  heel
control; subjugation:
under the heel of the dictator.

9.  heel
the latter or concluding part of something.

10.  heel
the lower end of any of various objects, as rafters, spars, or the sternposts of vessels.

11.  heel
the after end of the keel of a ship.

12.  heel
the crook in the head of a golf club.

13.  heel
the base of a cutting, tuber, or other part that is removed from a plant for use in propagation.

14. (v.t.) heel
to furnish with heels, as shoes.

15.  heel
to follow at the heels of; chase closely.

16.  heel
to strike, prod, or propel with the heel.

17. (v.i.) heel
(of a dog) to follow at one's heels on command.

18.  heel
to use the heels, as in dancing.

19.  heel
close behind.

20.  heel
under control or subjugation.

21. (v.i.) heel
(esp. of a ship or boat) to incline to one side; cant; tilt.

22. (v.t.) heel
to cause to lean or cant.

23. (n.) heel
a heeling movement; cant.

24. (n.) heel
a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person.

Etymology: (1910–15, Amer.; perh. from heel¹)

Definition of 'heel'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) heel
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

2. (noun) heel
the back part of the human foot

3. (noun) cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel
someone who is morally reprehensible
"you dirty dog"

4. (noun) heel
one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

5. (noun) heel
the lower end of a ship's mast

6. (verb) heel
(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

7. (verb) list, heel
tilt to one side
"The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

8. (verb) heel
follow at the heels of a person

9. (verb) heel
perform with the heels
"heel that dance"

10. (verb) heel
strike with the heel of the club
"heel a golf ball"

11. (verb) heel, reheel
put a new heel on
"heel shoes"

Definition of 'heel'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) heel
the rounded part at the back of your foot
a cut on my heel

2. heel
the part on the bottom of a shoe at the back
The heel was wearing down.

Definition of 'heel'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) heel
the hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds

2. (noun) heel
the hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe

3. (noun) heel
the latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part

4. (noun) heel
anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob

5. (noun) heel
the part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests

6. (noun) heel
the after end of a ship's keel

7. (noun) heel
the lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc

8. (noun) heel
in a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position

9. (noun) heel
the uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt

10. (noun) heel
the part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe

11. (noun) heel
management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well

12. (noun) heel
the lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping

13. (noun) heel
a cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen

14. (verb) heel
to lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it

15. (verb) heel
to perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like

16. (verb) heel
to add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe

17. (verb) heel
to arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting

Translation of 'heel'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the back part of the foot I have a blister on my heel.
Afrikaans: hak	Arabic: عِقْب، كَعْب	Bulgarian: пета
Brazilian: calcanhar	Czech: pata	German: die Ferse
Danish: hæl	Greek: φτέρνα	Spanish: talón
Estonian: kand	Farsi: پاشنه پا	Finnish: kantapää
French: talon	Hebrew: עָקֵב	Hindi: एड़ी
Croatian: peta	Hungarian: sarok	Indonesian: tumit
Icelandic: hæll	Italian: calcagno, tallone	Japanese: かかと
Korean: (사람, 동물의) 뒤꿈치	Lithuanian: kulnas	Latvian: papēdis
Malay: tumit	Dutch: hiel	Norwegian: hæl
Polish: pięta	Persian: پاشنه پا	Pashto: پونده
Portuguese: calcanhar	Romanian: călcâi	Russian: пятка
Slovak: päta	Slovenian: peta	Serbian: peta
Swedish: häl	Thai: ส้นเท้า	Turkish: topuk,ökçe
Taiwanese: 腳踝	Ukrainian: каблук	Urdu: ایڑی
Vietnamese: gót chân	Chinese: 脚后跟
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