| Heel (heel) |
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| v. i. | (h***emacr]l) |
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| Heel |
| [OE.
helden to lean, incline, AS. heldan, hyldan;
akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw. hälla
to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.] (Naut.) |
To
lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport;
the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
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The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in
man or quadrupeds.
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.
The latter or remaining part of anything;
the closing or concluding part.
Anything regarded as like a human heel in
shape; a protuberance; a knob.
The part of a thing corresponding in
position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing
rests
Management by the heel,
especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the
heel well.
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.
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To perform by the use of the
heels, as in dancing, running, and the like.
To add a heel to] as, to heel a
shoe.
To arm with a gaff, as a cock for
fighting.
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The part of the face of the club head nearest the
shaft.
In a carding machine, the part of a flat
nearest the cylinder.
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To hit (the ball) with the heel of the
club.
To make (a fair catch)
standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe
up.
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