English noun: heel | |||
1. | heel (artifact) the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bottom, underside, undersurface | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Cuban heel, French heel, spike, spike heel, stacked heel, stiletto heel, wedge, wedge heel, wineglass heel | ||
Part holonym | lift | ||
Part meronym | boot, shoe | ||
2. | heel (body) the back part of the human foot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skeletal structure | ||
Part holonym | Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles | ||
Part meronym | foot, human foot, pes | ||
3. | heel (person) someone who is morally reprehensible | ||
Samples | You dirty dog. | ||
Synonyms | blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, hound | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scoundrel, villain | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | perisher | ||
4. | heel (food) one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, terminal | ||
Part meronym | loaf, loaf of bread | ||
5. | heel (artifact) the lower end of a ship's mast | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, terminal | ||
6. | heel (artifact) (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft | ||
Broader (hypernym) | part, portion | ||
Part meronym | club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head | ||
Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
English verb: heel | |||
1. | heel (motion) tilt to one side | ||
Samples | The balloon heeled over. The wind made the vessel heel. The ship listed to starboard. | ||
Synonyms | list | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip | ||
Verb group | lean, list | ||
2. | heel (motion) follow at the heels of a person | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | follow, travel along | ||
3. | heel (creation) perform with the heels | ||
Samples | Heel that dance. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | ||
Domain category | dance, dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore | ||
4. | heel (contact) strike with the heel of the club | ||
Samples | Heel a golf ball. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
5. | heel (change) put a new heel on | ||
Samples | Heel shoes. | ||
Synonyms | reheel | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | ||