Heel
Definition of Heel
Pronunciation: hēl | v. i. | 1. | (Naut.) To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it. | | n. | 1. | The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; - in man or quadrupeds. | | 2. | The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe. | | 3. | The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part. | | 4. | Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob. | | 5. | (Naut.) The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests | | 6. | (Man.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well. | | 7. | (Arch.) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping. | | 8. | (Golf) The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft. | | 9. | In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.| Heel of a rafter | | (Arch.) See Heel, n., 7. |
| | v. t. | 1. | To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. | | 2. | To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe. | | 3. | To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting. | | 4. | (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club. | | 5. | (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up. |
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