the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation list: tilt to one side; 'The balloon heeled over'; 'the wind made the vessel heel'; 'The ship listed to starboard' the back part of the human foot cad: someone who is morally reprehensible; 'you dirty dog' follow at the heels of a person one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread perform with the heels; 'heel that dance' the lower end of a ship's mast strike with the heel of the club; 'heel a golf ball' put a new heel on; 'heel shoes' (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. ...
A heel is the projection at the back of a shoe which rests below the heel bone. The shoe heel is used to improve the balance of the shoe or for decorative purposes. Sometimes raised, the high heel is common to a form of shoe often worn by women but sometimes by men too. See also stiletto heel.
The heel (also called the elbow) is a term for the end piece of a loaf of bread. It sometimes (depending on the type of loaf) has a round shape, and thus is sometimes called in English slang the 'pope's nose' .
Heeling is the lean caused by the wind's force on the sails of a sailing vessel. See the description under Sailing.
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character who is portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner, breaking rules or otherwise taking advantage of their opponents outside of the bounds of the rules of the match. ...
cards set aside for later in the game.
To temporarily tip or lean to one side.
the area of the clubface closest to the golfer.
the part of the neck that widens to join the body; usually with a concave curvature to accommodate the hand so the guitarist can reach the upper frets.
When a boat tilts away from the wind, caused by wind blowing on the sails and pulling the top of the mast over. Some heel is normal when under sail.
The point on a truss at which the top and bottom chords meet.
part of a foot or part of a shoe, as in: I have a blister on my heel from all the walking we did.
A strip of bark and wood remaining at the base of a side shoot cutting pulled off a main shoot. Some cuttings root more readily if a heel is attached.
(Other medieval spellings include: Hele) The rear quarters. In modern parlance the heel is the added part of a shoe or boot, under the quarters, but this is not a medieval usage.
The part of a bottle between the bottom bearing surface and the side wall.
The Heel is the bottom of the banjo neck where it meets the pot. This is usually flattened and often has a cap of contrasting wood or other material. On some older instruments the Heel is rounded.
To lean to one side under the pressure of wind. This is common in a sailing vessel.
The part of the clubhead nearest the hosel. (Fuzzy Zoeller addresses the ball off the heel of his driver). A shot hit off the heel is said to be ?heeled.?
Portion of neck where the neck curves or is reduced to join the body.
I use this term in two different ways - just to confuse you. The first is to describe the 'hint of a hop' in the basic reel step*. ...
The tilt of a boat to one side caused by the pressure of wind on the sail. This is the normal, stable position when sailing.
the way a sailing boat leans away from the wind.
[Krängung, die] Turning motion about the longitudinal axis of the boat.
A bad guy in a federation. A heel often breaks the rules and receives a bad poor/hated response from the fans.
A command to a dog to keep close beside its handler.
The leaning of a vessel to one side such as caused by the wind.
The top of the butt-end of a gun stock.
The rear-most region of the outsole, sometimes raised and sometimes a separately constructed component.
the leeward lean of the boat caused by the winds action on the sails.
The part of a padlock shackle which is retained in the case when in the unlocked position.
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