heel
/hil/noun, verb1 syllable
Heel means: someone who is morally reprehensible.
Synonyms for heel9
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
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