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Cosa (chi) è heel - definizione
PART OF THE FOOT IN THE BACK
Heels; Hiel; Cracked heels; Cracked foot; Human heel
Heel
·noun The after end of a ship's keel.
II. Heel ·noun A cyma reversa;
- so called by workmen.
III. Heel ·vt To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
IV. Heel ·vt To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
V. Heel ·noun The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt.
VI. Heel ·add. ·vt To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
VII. Heel ·noun The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, ·etc.
VIII. Heel ·noun The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe.
IX. Heel ·noun Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
X. Heel ·add. ·noun The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft.
XI. Heel ·noun The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part.
XII. Heel ·vt To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like.
XIII. Heel ·noun In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position.
XIV. Heel ·add. ·noun In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
XV. Heel ·noun The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot;
- in man or quadrupeds.
XVI. Heel ·noun Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
XVII. Heel ·noun The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests.
XVIII. Heel ·add. ·vt To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
XIX. Heel ·vi To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
XX. Heel ·noun The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
XXI. Heel ·noun The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, ·etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe.
heel
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.
Arm with spurs, fit gaffs upon.
3.
Perform with the heels, dance.
III. v. n.
(Naut.) Incline, lean.
heel
heel1
¦ noun
1. the back part of the foot below the ankle.
the part of the palm of the hand next to the wrist.
2. the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel.
3. informal, dated an inconsiderate or untrustworthy person.
4. the end of a violin bow at which it is held.
5. the part of the head of a golf club nearest the shaft.
6. a crusty end of a loaf of bread.
7. a piece of the main stem of a plant left attached to the base of a cutting.
¦ exclamation a command to a dog to walk close behind its owner.
¦ verb
1. fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot).
2. Rugby push or kick (the ball) out of the back of the scrum with one's heel.
3. Golf strike (the ball) with the heel of the club.
4. touch the ground with the heel when dancing.
Phrases
at (or on) the heels of following closely after.
bring someone to heel bring someone under control.
cool (or Brit. kick) one's heels be kept waiting.
kick up one's heels N. Amer. have a lively, enjoyable time.
take to one's heels run away.
turn (on one's) heel turn sharply.
Derivatives
-heeled adjective
heelless adjective
Origin
OE hela, hla, of Gmc origin; related to hough.
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heel2
¦ verb (of a ship) lean over owing to the pressure of wind or an uneven load.
¦ noun an instance of heeling, or the amount that a ship heels.
Origin
C16: from obs. heeld, hield 'incline', of Gmc origin.
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heel3
¦ verb (heel something in) set a plant in the ground and cover its roots.
Origin
OE helian 'cover, hide', of Gmc origin.
Wikipedia
Heel
The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.
Esempi dal corpus di testo per heel
1. But managerial capitalism, too, has its Achilles‘ heel.
2. His Achilles‘ heel is his mouth. cohenr@washpost.com
3. He writes÷ "Our achilles heel has been our social attitude.
4. Rockport Model: Black heel Design: Elegant, a little outdated.
5. That, to me, is the Achilles heel for the future.