Definition of "heel"
- noun
Part of the foot on the backside where it becomes the leg.
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
On a long firearm, the back upper part of the stock.
The last or lowest part of anything; as, the heel of a mast or the heel of a vessel.
A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
A wrestler whose on-ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits. Contrast with babyface.
The tilt of a ship to one side; also, angle of heel, the degree of such a tilt.
The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
- verb
To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
To kick with the heel.
To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
To incline to one side, to tilt (especially of ships).
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