English dictionary
heel
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
noun
- (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
noun
- the lower end of a ship's mast
noun
- the back part of the human foot
noun
- one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
noun
- someone who is morally reprehensible
verb
- put a new heel on
verb
- strike with the heel of the club
verb
- perform with the heels
verb
- follow at the heels of a person
verb
- tilt to one side
Example sentences
you dirty dog
heel shoes
heel a golf ball
heel that dance
The balloon heeled over
the wind made the vessel heel
The ship listed to starboard