heelnoun [ C ]
uk/hiːl/us/hiːl/heel noun [ C ] (BODY PART)
B2 the rounded back part of the foot
the part of a sock or shoe that covers the heel of the foot
B1 the raised part at the back of a shoe, under your heel
Examples
- She got badly spiked when one of the runners trod on her heel.
- A stone was digging into my heel.
- The shoe had rubbed a raw place on her heel.
- Soldiers click their heels when they stand to attention.
- High heels are in this season.
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The foot
- -toed
- arch
- calcaneocuboid
- calcaneofibular
- calcaneonavicular
- calcaneus
- cuboid
- digitorum
- ingrowing
- instep
- little toe
- metatarsal
- metatarsophalangeal
- metatarsus
- minimus
- nail
- phalangeal
- phalanx
- sole
- toe
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heel noun [ C ] (PERSON)
old-fashioned informal a person who treats other people badly and unfairly:
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Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- intruder
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- roadman
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- twat
- undesirables
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
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heel noun [ C ] (HAND)
the raised part of the palm of your hand nearest the wrist
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The hand
- -fingered
- ball
- carpal
- carpometacarpal
- carpus
- digitorum
- fingerprint
- flat
- knuckle
- middle finger
- palm
- paw
- pollicis
- right-handed
- ring finger
- thenar
- triquetrum
- two-handed
- volar
- volaris
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heel noun [ C ] (END PART)
the end part of something, especially of a loaf of bread, that is usually left after the rest has been eaten or used
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Bread
- bagel
- baguette
- bannock
- bap
- barm cake
- chapatti
- chupatti
- ciabatta
- cob
- corn bread
- French stick
- garlic bread
- Granary Bread
- hallah
- hot cross bun
- pitta
- poppadom
- pumpernickel
- roti
- rye bread
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Idiom(s)
heelverb [ T ]
uk/hiːl/us/hiːl/to repair the heel of a shoe
specialized sports In rugby, to heel the ball is to kick it backwards with the heel.
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Shoes
- ankle boot
- ballet shoe
- Birkenstock
- bootlace
- bootstrap
- brogue
- gumboot
- high heels
- high-top
- hobnail boot
- insole
- instep
- shoehorn
- shoelace
- shoestring
- shoetree
- skyscraper heels
- wellington
- welly
- whitening
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heelexclamation
uk/hiːl/us/hiːl/said to a dog to order it to come and stand close to you or to walk close to your side as you walk
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Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- bade
- boss
- bossyboots
- chain of command
- charge
- crack the whip idiom
- defy
- demand
- enjoin
- expect
- forget
- harry
- lay down the law idiom
- mandate
- ordain
- order sb around
- overbearing
- prescribed
- steamroller
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