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heel

/hil/noun, verb1 syllable

Heel means: someone who is morally reprehensible.

Synonyms for heel9

noun, as in someone who is morally reprehensible

cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound

verb, as in tilt to one side

verb, as in put a new heel on

reheel

also used for heel

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What does heel mean?11

noun

1

someone who is morally reprehensible“you dirty dog”

2

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

3

the back part of the human foot

4

one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

5

the lower end of a ship's mast

6

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

verb

1

tilt to one side“The balloon heeled over”

2

put a new heel on“heel shoes”

3

follow at the heels of a person

4

perform with the heels“heel that dance”

5

strike with the heel of the club“heel a golf ball”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with heel?24

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Heel in a sentence

  • If you walk a lot, you will develop calluses on your heel.CM
  • Having uttered these words, he turned on his heel and left the apartment.Hybrid
  • When she cried, he felt like a heel.unknown
  • When you write my name on the shoes, please do it on the heel.DJ_Saidez
  • Seeing the dentist's teeth, he took to his heels.sundown
  • When the thief heard the dog bark, he took to his heels.Delian
  • Whenever she wears high heels, her legs hurt.langue
  • The head nurse came striding up, her leather heels clacking on the tile floor.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of heel

as a noun

plural
heels

as a verb

past tense
heeled
present participle
heeling
third-person singular
heels
past participle
heeled