Put a heel on

  • 1heel — heel1 [hi:l] n ↑heel, ↑upper, ↑toe, ↑lace, ↑lining, ↑sole ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of your foot)¦ 2¦(of a shoe)¦ 3¦(of a sock)¦ 4¦(of your hand)¦ 5 heels 6 at …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2heel — 1 noun (C) 1 OF YOUR FOOT the back part of your foot body, foot 1 2 OF A SHOE the raised part of a shoe that is under the back of your foot 3 high heeled/low heeled etc high heeled or low heeled shoes have high or low heels 4 OF A SOCK the part… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3heel — hɪːl n. back part of the foot; part of a sock or stocking which covers the heel; back part of the sole of a shoe; scoundrel, dishonorable person v. put a heel on a shoe …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4heel — I. n. 1. Back of the foot or stocking or shoe. 2. Support of the shoe or boot. 3. Foot, bottom, lower end. 4. Fag end, remnant, remainder, leavings. II. v. a. 1. Put a heel on, fit with a heel. 2 …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 5heel — heel1 [ hil ] noun count ** 1. ) the back part of your foot, below your ANKLE: I ve got a sore heel. A little dog followed them, snapping at their heels. sit back on your heels: He sat back on his heels and swore. 2. ) the part underneath the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6heel — I UK [hiːl] / US [hɪl] noun [countable] Word forms heel : singular heel plural heels ** 1) the back part of your foot, below your ankle I ve got a sore heel. sit back on your heels: He sat back on his heels and swore. 2) a) the part underneath… …

    English dictionary

  • 7heel — n 1. foot, hoof, kicker, Latin, calx; heel bone, Anat. calcaneus, Anat. os calcis; (of some animals) hock, Anat. hallux, (of birds) spur. 2. lift, heelpiece, heeltap, spike, wedgie. 3. conclusion, tail end, fag end, rind, crust; remnant,… …

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  • 8put about — Synonyms and related words: about ship, back and fill, bear away, bear off, bear to starboard, beat, beat about, box off, break, bring about, bring round, cant, cant round, cast, cast about, change course, change the heading, come about,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 9heel — Synonyms and related words: SOB, accouter, afterpart, afterpiece, appoint, arch, arm, back, back door, back seat, back side, balance, bastard, bear off, bedog, behind, bend, blackguard, bounder, branch off, breech, broke, bugger, cad, cant,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 10The Iron Heel — Infobox Book name = The Iron Heel title orig = translator = image caption = Book Cover based on the overthrow of the Socialist President Salvador Allende of Chile author = Jack London illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language …

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