English dictionary
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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 | ||
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