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To be or cause to be at an angle
“A slight list to one side caused the boat to heel over completely and float to a normal position.”
To follow at somebody's heels
“Victoria told her dog to heel, then nearly tripped as he abruptly stopped in front of her to sniff a crab exoskeleton.”
To fit or replace a heel on a shoe or boot
“In fact, if you are dining there, he will lend you a pair of flip-flops to get back to your chair while he heels your soles.”
A crusty end of a loaf of bread, or the rind of a cheese
“Such behavior is just unfathomable to me, like throwing out the heel of the bread or cutting the fat off rashers.”
A person who behaves in an offensive manner
“I was being a heel not going to her, not soothing her, not closing the manuscript, and shutting my lamp and lying alongside her.”
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel
“The high heel of her shoe snapped off and she would have fallen had she not caught her escort's arm.”
A flip trick where the skateboarder kicks the board in order to make it flip 360 degrees along its long axis
A part that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed
A small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used
A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer
A sloping position or movement
The tip or furthermost part of something
The back or hindmost part of something
Arousing or meriting strong disgust, aversion, or displeasure
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