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Heel
hiːl
- the back part of the human foot below the ankle
- the back part of the foot in vertebrate animals
- the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel
"shoes with low heels"
- the part of a sock covering the heel
- high-heeled shoes
- the part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist
"he rubbed the heel of his hand against the window"
- the end of a violin bow at which it is held
- the part of the head of a golf club nearest the shaft
- a piece of the main stem of a plant left attached to the base of a cutting
- a crusty end of a loaf of bread, or the rind of a cheese
- an inconsiderate or untrustworthy person
"what kind of a heel do you think I am?"
- (in professional wrestling) a wrestler who adopts a mean or unsympathetic persona in the ring
"he played the perfect wrestling heel, arrogant, overly aggressive, yet the first to run away when the odds are not in his favour"
- fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot)
"they were soling and heeling heavy working boots"
- (of a dog) follow closely behind its owner
"these dogs are born with the instinctive urge to heel"
- strike (the ball) with the heel of the club
- push or kick (the ball) out of the back of the scrum with one's heel
"the ball was eventually heeled out"
- touch the ground with the heel when dancing
"they got into lines and began to heel, toe, and then jump together"
- a command to a dog to walk close behind its owner