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heel


Definition: Meaning of, heel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hiːl /

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heel heels
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  1. of your foot the curved back part of your foot [↪  toe]
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  2. of a shoe the raised part on the bottom of a shoe that makes the shoe higher at the back
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  3. of a sock the part of a sock that covers your heel
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  4. of your hand the part of your hand between the bottom of your thumb and your wrist
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  5. heels [plural] a pair of women's shoes with high heels
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  6. at somebody's heels if a person or animal is at your heels, they are following closely behind you
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  7. (hard/hot/close) on the heels of something very soon after something
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  8. (hard/hot/close) on somebody's heels following closely behind someone, especially in order to catch or attack them
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  9. bring somebody to heel to force someone to behave in the way that you want them to
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  10. come to heel British English if a dog comes to heel, it comes back to its owner when the owner calls it
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  11. come to heel British English if someone comes to heel, they start to behave in the way that you want them to
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  12. take to your heels written to start running away
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  13. turn/spin on your heel written to suddenly turn away from someone, especially in an angry or rude way
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  14. under the heel of somebody/something completely controlled by a government or group
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  15. bad man old-fashioned a man who behaves badly towards other people
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
heel heeled heeled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
heeling heels
  1. heel! spoken used to tell your dog to walk next to you
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  2. [transitive] to put a heel on a shoe
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heel used in phrases

  • Achilles' heel (noun)
    1. a weak part of someone's character, which could cause them to fail at something
  • Cuban heel (noun)
    1. a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
  • French heel (noun)
    1. a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
  • Tar Heel State (noun)
    1. a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
  • down-at-heel (adjective)
    1. British English unattractive and not well cared for, because of a lack of money
  • down-at-the-heel (adjective)
    1. shabby
  • heel counter (noun)
    1. a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
  • iron heel (noun)
    1. an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
  • spike heel (noun)
    1. a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
  • stacked heel (noun)
    1. a heel made of many layers of leather
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