heel

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /hiːl/

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• Homophone: heal

Noun

Singular heel

Plural heels

1. (countable) A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.

   I have a large heel.

2. The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.

Related words

• high heels

Verb

Plain form heel

Third-person singular heels

Past tense heeled

Past participle heeled

Present participle heeling

1. To follow someone closely at their heels.

Parts of the foot (edit)

arch - back or top - ball - heel - instep - nail or toenail - sole - toe

Nearby parts: ankle - calf