单词 | heel turn |
释义 | heel turnn. 1. a. Chiefly in skating, snowboarding, etc.: any of various turns or manoeuvres executed by shifting the weight on to the heel or heels. ΚΠ 1885 Henley's Man. Roller Skating vii. 49 Make a toe turn on both toes turning to the right; then make a heel turn on both heels turning to the right again. 1890 D. Adams Skating 26 This is also a heel turn, but is not so difficult as turn B. 1991 R. King Rad Boards x. 40/2 Obviously, there are two directions you can turn: left or right. One is called a ‘toe turn’, and the other is a ‘heel turn’. 2008 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 12 Nov. 18 You will practice your power slides and then be shown how to perform moves such as toe turns and heel turns. b. In ballroom dancing: a movement in which a dancer steps backwards, transferring his or her weight to the back heel, on which he or she then pivots.While the dancer turns on the back heel, he or she draws the free foot back to meet the supporting one, and finally transfers the weight from the supporting foot to the closing one, ready for the next step. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > movement > specific movements gambol1509 gamond?a1513 frisco?1520 brawl1521 frisk1525 friscal1570 goat's jump1589 caper1592 capriole1596 capering1598 amble1607 friscado1634 rising1694 sink1706 moulinet1785 ballon1828 toeing1871 bump1931 heel turn1933 partnering1939 grind1946 shake1946 thigh lift1949 cambré1952 1933 V. Silvester Theory & Technique Ballroom Dancing (rev. ed.) 29 A heel turn is the backward turn of an open turn. 1992 Re: Ballroom comes into its own—‘Strictly Ballroom’ in rec.arts.dance 21 Oct. I am still doing ballroom dancing and..my partner is still trying to get the perfect heel turn. 2016 Weekend Courier (Perth, Austral.) (Nexis) 23 Sept. 3 Toft will dazzle audiences at the Star Ballroom on Saturday with a deft display of heel turns and spins. 2. a. The action or an instance of turning round sharply, esp. so as to face in the opposite direction. Also figurative: a complete change of attitude or opinion. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [noun] > changing to face different direction or turning > to opposite direction inverting1573 reverse1589 round turn1611 reversal1648 controversion1684 contraversion1706 volte-face1819 turnabout1833 about-turn1912 U-turn1915 about-face1930 U1971 heel turn1983 1983 R. Hoban Pilgermann xi. 144 He turned on his heel, always he left with that heel-turn, never did he simply walk away as others did. 1987 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Telegr. 15 Oct. (Lifestyle section) d1/1 Any woman who puts in her fair share of shopping time has at least once done the what's-the-use heel-turn. 2009 Herald Bull. (Anderson, Indiana) 14 Apr. (Sports section) b1/1 He..did a sharp military-style heel turn before walking to the dugout. 2016 Stanford Daily (Nexis) 1 Nov. (Arts & Life section) 1 Throwing friends, allegiances, expectations..to the wind with the controversial electric side of his 1965 album.., Dylan's heel-turn had tremendous consequences. b. Originally Wrestling. An instance of a wrestler who has been cast as a hero undergoing a character shift and adopting the persona of a villain, typically in a sudden, shocking move. Later, in extended use: any instance of a sudden shift from hero to villain.In this sense influenced by or punning on heel n.3 3b. ΚΠ 1990 Wrestling TidBits—01/04 in rec.sport.misc 5 Jan. What will be the main event at Wrestlemania VI? Speculation two months ago had the following..: Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior, after a Warrior heel turn. 1995 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 2 Apr. (Sports section) d1 This is probably Mr. Backlund's retirement match, which is a shame considering how amusing his character has been since his heel turn last summer. 2013 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News (Nexis) 7 Dec. (Valley Life section) The other [villain in the film] pulls off an admittedly great heel turn before it becomes apparent that they're playing their cards all wrong. 2016 Observer (Univ. Notre Dame) (Nexis) 25 Oct. (Sports section) 1 After one of the great heel-turns in sports history, he's the [basketball] star who left his team for an easy ring. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885 |
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