heel 1 of 4

heel

2 of 4

verb (1)

as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it

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heels

3 of 4

noun (2)

plural of heel

heels

4 of 4

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of heel
as in slopes
to set or cause to be at an angle the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it

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Noun
Of course, this calculus all hinges on the performance of the AMD Radeon RX 9070-class cards coming right on these cards' heels. PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025 The chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee has advised GOP lawmakers to stop holding in-person town halls on the heels of several events that featured attendees strongly criticizing members of Congress. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Lookingglass’ Achilles heel over the years has been to get lost in details instead of focusing on what really matters in and around the theater. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 As for accessories, Queen Camilla added a small brooch to the collar of her jacket, wore black leather gloves and completed the look with black boots, sans heel. Julia Teti, WWD, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heel

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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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