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heel

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: heel

1
 nv
the back part of the human foot
follow at the heels of a person
2
 n
someone who is morally reprehensible
3
 n
one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
4
 v
tilt to one side
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: heel
1

n the back part of the human foot

Type of:
skeletal structure
any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

n the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

Types:
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Cuban heel
a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
French heel
a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
spike, spike heel, stiletto heel
a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
stacked heel
a heel made of many layers of leather
wedge, wedge heel
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
wineglass heel
a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass
Type of:
bottom, underside, undersurface
the lower side of anything

n (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

Type of:
part, portion
something less than the whole of a human artifact

n the lower end of a ship's mast

Type of:
end, terminal
either extremity of something that has length

v follow at the heels of a person

Type of:
follow, travel along
travel along a certain course

v put a new heel on

“heel shoes”
Synonyms:
reheel
Type of:
bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

v perform with the heels

“heel that dance”
Type of:
dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

v strike with the heel of the club

“heel a golf ball”
Type of:
hit
cause to move by striking
2

n someone who is morally reprehensible

Synonyms:
blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, hound
Types:
perisher
bounder
Type of:
scoundrel, villain
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
3

n one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

Type of:
end, terminal
either extremity of something that has length
4

v tilt to one side

“The balloon heeled over”
“the wind made the vessel heel”
Synonyms:
list
lean, list
cause to lean to the side
Type of:
angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip
to incline or bend from a vertical position
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