HEEL Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhēl

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as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person

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verb

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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Noun

Ohtani’s historic showing on Thursday night, for which the stock of superlatives has justifiably run dry, keeps him in the running to spoil Judge’s four-bagger dominance; through Saturday night’s loss against the Rockies, the $700 million man is hot on his heels with 52. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2024 This pair has a tall shaft that keeps calves warm, and the chunky platform heel gives you some lift. —

Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024

Verb

Sequences include the reverse lunge to reverse lunge step-out, donkey kick to hamstring curl, and side-lying leg lift to heel tap (with a pulse, because yes, this is Pilates!). —

Christa Sgobba, SELF, 24 July 2024 Others, such as the conglomerate Tencent and the e-commerce giant Alibaba, have been brought to heel through a combination of new regulations, investigations, and fines. —

Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for heel

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