hak

Definitions of hak
  1. noun
    a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
    synonyms: contrefort, hiel, komfoort, konterfoort
  2. noun
    the back part of the human foot
    synonyms: hiel
  3. noun
    the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
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    types:
    blokhak
    a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
    naaldhak, stelthak
    a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
    sleehak
    a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
    type of:
    benedenkant, bodem, grondvlak, onderkant, ondervlak, onderzij, onderzijde
    the lower side of anything
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