Overview of noun heel

The noun heel has 6 senses

• heel -- (the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation)


• heel -- (the back part of the human foot)


• cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heel -- (someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog")


• heel -- (one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread)


• heel -- (the lower end of a ship's mast)


• heel -- ((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)

Overview of verb heel

The verb heel has 5 senses

• list, heel -- (tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard")


• heel -- (follow at the heels of a person)


• heel -- (perform with the heels; "heel that dance")


• heel -- (strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball")


• heel, reheel -- (put a new heel on; "heel shoes")