heel
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1.0
- noun
- /hiːl/
:
talón
- The podiatrist examined my heel to check for any injuries.
- heel of the foot
- heel bone
- heel contact
And I practice this whole thing with my heels down on the pedals.
- And I practice this whole thing with my heels down on the pedals.
- So they land on their heel first on a relatively straight leg.
- I don't walk around on my heels, I walk on feet.
- And the thing that caught on my heel went flying down the staircase.
- And he spins on his heels and runs towards me.
- And just to Orient you, this is this is the the heels of his feet above his head
- I was taking huge like steps and landing hard on the heel, all those elements.
- Here's when you put your big toe forward and your heel backwards and hear how you stop stumbling.
Examples
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Wendy picked up her clothes, turned on her heel, and headed for the door.
Fiction book (1991) -
- Now, remember, sit back on your heels.
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So they land on their heel first on a relatively straight leg.
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It's just that my heel is getting rather raw.
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Because we land with our heel, which is bad for our joints.
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The only weak point in my body is my heel.
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I must have caught my heel in the hem of my dress.
Fiction book (1991) -
Praful watched me scrape my bare heel against the stone.
Academic text (2012) -
He landed awkwardly on his heel and felt a sharp pain.
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After walking for hours, my heel started to hurt from the pressure.
Synonyms
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9.0
Large bone at the back of the foot that forms the heel
A large bone at the back of the foot that forms the heel
A large bone at the back of the foot that forms the heel
A large bone at the back of the foot that forms the heel
Idioms
3
7.4
To leave quickly by suddenly walking away because you are angry or shocked
Compounds
- Informal
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6.3
A small but serious weakness in someone or something that can cause failure
- Specialized
The small part at the back bottom of a shoe that touches the ground and can be replaced
The thin raised back of a woman's shoe is narrow at base, wider in middle, narrow at top
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word heel originally named the back part of the foot, the hard area below the ankle, so you can remember it as the part that supports the body from behind.