Synonyms for heel


Grammar : Verb
Spell : heel
Phonetic Transcription : hil


Définition of heel

Origin :
  • "back of the foot," Old English hela, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilon (cf. Old Norse hæll, Old Frisian hel, Dutch hiel), from PIE *kenk- (3) "heel, bend of the knee" (cf. Old English hoh "hock").
  • Meaning "back of a shoe or boot" is c.1400. Down at heels (1732) refers to heels of boots or shoes worn down and the owner too poor to replace them. For Achilles' heel "only vulnerable spot" see Achilles. To "fight with (one's) heels" (fighten with heles) in Middle English meant "to run away."
  • verb follow
Example sentences :
  • He grew pale with passion, turned on his heel, and strode away.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • The big man opened his mouth to say something more, then turned on his heel.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • With an oath he turned on his heel and made for the uplands.
  • Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Buck would turn on his heel and stand, towering, in the door.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "You've treated me damned badly," said Banstead, turning on his heel.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • And then they came to the edge of the cliff, where the heel marks ended.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He had bit the heel of more than one man in his drinking bouts.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The Diné, whirling on his heel, met the arrow with his throat, and pitched choking.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • If people questioned him, he always turned on his heel and left them.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • When there is a Point behind the sinking Mark, it denotes, that the Heel must be bent downwards.
  • Extract from : « Orchesography » by John Weaver

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