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heel

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
heel

Plural
heels

A man's heel
The heel on this shoe is clear
  1. (countable) A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.
    I have a large heel.
  2. The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.
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Verb

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Plain form
heel

Third-person singular
heels

Past tense
heeled

Past participle
heeled

Present participle
heeling

  1. To follow someone closely at their heels.


Parts of the foot (edit)

arch - back or top - ball - heel - instep - nail or toenail - sole - toe

Nearby parts: ankle - calf