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to reheel

to reheel

1 7.7
To put a new piece under the back of a shoe to replace a worn part
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈhiːl/
translation icon : rehacer el tacón
  • She decided to reheel her favorite pair of shoes instead of buying new ones.

Examples

  • I took my boots to the cobbler to have them reheeled.

  • I need to reheel my favorite boots.

  • The shop offered to reheel and polish my old leather boots for a small fee.

  • He reheels shoes for a living.

  • My favorite pair of boots needs to be reheeled before I can wear them again.

  • The cobbler offers a service to reheel shoes that are starting to wear out.

  • After years of use, I decided it was time to reheel my old running shoes.

Synonyms

to heel
vsto reheel
5 5.6

To replace the worn back part of a shoe so it works again

focuses only on fitting a new rear support piece instead of repairs

Antonyms

to destroy
∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

Surface Forms

reheel infinitive
reheeled past
reheeled past participle
reheeling present participle
reheels third person singular

Morphology

reheel = heel (transparent) = re + heel

This is standard re- prefixation on the verb 'heel', giving the straightforward meaning 'heel again' or 'put a new heel on again'.

Etymology

Reheel combines the common prefix re- meaning 'again' and heel, the back part of a shoe. So to reheel is to put a new heel on a shoe.