heel
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(hēl) 
n.
v., heeled, heel·ing, heels. v.tr.
To follow at one's heels: The dog won't heel.
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heel2 (hēl)
intr. & tr.v., heeled, heel·ing, heels.
To tilt or cause to tilt to one side.
n.
A tilt, as of a boat, to one side.
n.
- The rounded posterior portion of the human foot under and behind the ankle.
- The corresponding part of the hind foot of other vertebrates.
- A similar anatomical part, such as the fleshy rounded base of the human palm or the hind toe of a bird.
- The part, as of a sock, shoe, or stocking, that covers the rounded posterior portion of the human foot.
- The built-up portion of a shoe or boot, supporting the heel.
- One of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread.
- The lower or rearward part, as:
- The part of the head of a golf club where it joins the shaft.
- The end of a violin bow where the handle is located.
- Nautical.
- The lower end of a mast.
- The after end of a ship's keel.
- Botany. The basal end of a plant cutting or tuber used in propagation.
- Oppression; tyranny: under the heel of Stalinism; the heel of an autocrat.
- Informal. A dishonorable man; a cad.
v., heeled, heel·ing, heels. v.tr.
- To furnish with a heel or heels.
- To repair or replace the heels, as for shoes.
- Slang. To furnish, especially with money.
- To arm (a gamecock) with gaffs.
- To press or strike with the heel: heel a horse.
To follow at one's heels: The dog won't heel.
idioms:
down at the heels
- Having one's shoe heels worn down.
- Shabby; rundown; poor.
- To put in fetters or shackles; imprison.
- Directly behind.
- Immediately following.
- Having holes in one's socks or shoes.
- Rundown; shabby; seedy.
- To run away; flee.
- Close behind: The hound followed his master to heel.
- Under discipline or control: The army swiftly brought the rebels to heel.
[Middle English, from Old English hēla.]
heel2 (hēl)
intr. & tr.v., heeled, heel·ing, heels.
To tilt or cause to tilt to one side.
n.
A tilt, as of a boat, to one side.
[Alteration of Middle English helden, from Old English hieldan.]
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heel1
verb
- To follow closely or persistently: dog, tag, trail. See precede/follow.
verb
- To depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: cant1, incline, lean1, list2, rake2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See straight/bent.
noun
- Deviation from a particular direction: cant1, grade, gradient, inclination, incline, lean1, list2, rake2, slant, slope, tilt, tip2. See rise/fall, straight/bent.
v. 1. (of a boat or ship) be tilted temporarily by the pressure of wind or by an uneven distribution of weight on board. Compare with list.
2. cause (a boat or ship) to lean over in such a way.
n.1. an instance of a ship leaning over in such a way.
2. the degree of incline of a ship's leaning measured from the vertical.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
1. The lower end of an upright timber, esp. one resting on a support.
2. The lower end of the hanging stile of a door.
3. The floor brace for timbers that brace a wall.
4. The trailing edge of the blade of a bulldozer, or the like.
Part of the foot formed by the heel-bone (see calcaneus), which extends behind the ankle joint.
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heels
IN BRIEF: n. - Hind parts of the foot; Loathsome individuals. v. - Follows closely.
Poverty treads on the heels of great and unexpected riches.
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The heel is often used synonymously for the foot as a symbol, for example, to represent violence or oppression (e.g., under the heel of a dictator). As the part of the body most often in contact with the ground and dirt, it can be a symbol of the base or ignoble, for instance, a low, vile, contemptible, despicable person (a heel). The heel is also often represented by the analogous part of a shoe, which is frequently in shabby condition (down at the heels), perhaps signifying something in the dreamer's life that needs attention. Finally, the heel can also represent vulnerability, as in an Achilles' heel.
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adjective
adjective
1: Equipped; armed, esp. with a revolver. (1866 —) .
E. Mcbain 'Were you heeled when they pulled you in?'...'We didn't even have a water pistol between us' (1956).
2: Provided with money; now usu. preceded by well. (1880 —) .
Daily Telegraph Though the million and a quarter left by his grandfather has been spread among a large family he is still well-heeled enough (1968).
[From obs. US slang heelverb , to provide, arm.]
adjective
1: Equipped; armed, esp. with a revolver. (1866 —) .
E. Mcbain 'Were you heeled when they pulled you in?'...'We didn't even have a water pistol between us' (1956).
2: Provided with money; now usu. preceded by well. (1880 —) .
Daily Telegraph Though the million and a quarter left by his grandfather has been spread among a large family he is still well-heeled enough (1968).
[From obs. US slang heel
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1. (rare) in cats and dogs, the hock joint or tarsus.
2. in ungulates, the place at the rear of the hoof or claw where horn and skin meet and where the wall of the hoof turns horizontally to become the sole.
- h. abscess — one of the forms taken by foot abscess in sheep. There is pain and swelling at the affected heel, and separation and discharge of pus occurs at the skin–horn junction. The abscess is caused by infection with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Arcanobacterium pyogenes, the infection resulting from an extension of the infection from an interdigital dermatitis.
- h. bug — see trombicula autumnalis.
- h. bulb necrosis — see infectious bulbar necrosis.
- contracted h. — the heels of the affected hoof are closer together than normal, the frog is narrow and shrunken and the bars form a narrower angle than in the normal hoof. The horse is usually lame on the leg.
- h. easing — trimming the foot so that the heels can spread more.
- h. effect — unequal distribution of the x-ray beam intensity emitted from the x-ray tube. Due to angulation of the target, the distribution of the beam intensity decreases rapidly towards the anode due to absorption of the x-ray beam by the target and anode material.
- h. fly — see hypoderma.
- sheared h. — vertical separation occurs between the heels of a horse's hoof causing lameness. A chronic condition due usually to overuse of one heel because of a conformational imbalance.
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categories related to 'heel'
- Limbs and Extremities - heel: rear portion of foot below ankle
- Seamanship and Port - heel: (vb) list to one side
- Parts of Shoes and Accessories - heel: rigid attachment to sole beneath rear of foot
- Golf
- Morality or Character
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For other uses, see Heel (disambiguation).
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| Latin | calx |
In human anatomy, the heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.
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Human anatomy
The compressive forces applied to the foot are distributed along five rays, three medial (side of big toe) and two lateral (side of little toe). The lateral rays stretch over the cuboid bone to the heel bone and the medial rays over the three cuneiform bones and the navicular bone to the ankle bone. Because the ankle bone is placed over the heel bone, these rays are adjacent near the toes but overriding near the heel, and together they form the arches of the foot that are optimized to distributed compressive forces across an uneven terrain. In this context the heel thus forms the posterior point of support that together with the balls of the large and little toes bear the brunt of the loads. [1]
To distribute the compressive forces exerted on the heel during gait, and especially the stance phase when the heel contacts the ground, the sole of the foot is covered by a layer of subcutaneous connective tissue up to 2 cm thick (under the heel). This tissue has a system of pressure chambers that both acts as a shock absorber and stabilises the sole. Each of these chambers contains fibrofatty tissue covered by a layer of tough connective tissue made of collagen fibers. These septa ("walls") are firmly attached both to the plantar aponeurosis above and the sole's skin below. The sole of the foot is one of the most highly vascularized regions of the body surface, and the dense system of blood vessels further stabilize the septa. [2]
The Achilles tendon is the muscle tendon of the triceps surae, a "three-headed" group of muscles—the soleus and the two heads of the gastrocnemius. The main function of the triceps surae is plantar flexion, i.e. to stretch the foot downward. It is accompanied by a "fourth head", the slight plantaris muscle, the long slender tendon of which is also attached to the heel bone but not visible. [3]
Evolutionary variation
In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species (unguligrade) and the clawed forms which walk on the toes (digitigrade), the heel is well above the ground at the apex of the angular joint known as the hock. In plantigrade species it rests on the ground. In birds, the heel is the backward-pointing joint which is often mistaken as the "knee" (the actual knee of birds is hidden under the plumage).
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- Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System. Thieme. 2006. ISBN 1-58890-419-9.
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Heel
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - hæl
v. tr. - bagflikke
v. intr. - sætte nye hæle på
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels følge (lige) i hælene på en
- bring to heel få nogen til at makke ret
- call to heel få nogen til at makke ret
- hard on the heels of lige i hælene på
- take to one's heels tage benene på nakken, stikke af
2.
v. intr. - krænge, hælde
v. tr. - få til at krænge
n. - slagside, krængningsvinkel
idioms:
- heel over krænge over, hælde
3.
v. tr. - indslå planter
Nederlands (Dutch)
hiel, hak, spronggewricht, uiteinde, ontvluchting, schurk, overhelling (schip), slagzij maken, doen overhellen, dansen, ontsnappen, hielen breien, hakken, op de hielen zitten, tijdelijk planten, voorzien van geld/vuurwapen(s), vleien, jachtvogel van sporen voorzien rechtsomkeert maken
Français (French)
1.
n. - (Anat) talon, talon (d'une chaussure), talon (de la main)
v. tr. - refaire un talon à, (Sport) talonner (une balle)
v. intr. - gîter, pencher
idioms:
- at heel sur les talons
- be hot on someone's heels talonner qn
- be on someone's heels talonner qn
- bring to heel rappeler (un chien), (fig) mater, mettre (qn) au pas
- call to heel forcer (qn) à obéir
- hard on the heels of talonner qn, suivre de près (qch)
- out at the heel handicap
- take to one's heels prendre ses jambes à son cou (hum), s'enfuir
2.
v. intr. - (Naut) gîter
v. tr. - pencher (un objet)
n. - inclinaison (d'un bateau, etc)
idioms:
- heel over gîter, pencher
3.
v. tr. - (Hort) mettre (qch) en jauge
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Ferse, Absatz, Ende
v. - mit einem Absatz versehen, auf den Fersen folgen
idioms:
- at heel bei Fuß
- be hot on someone's heels auf den Fersen sitzen
- be on someone's heels dicht hinter jmdm. sein
- bring to heel unter Kontrolle bringen
- call to heel bei Fuß rufen, gefügig machen, zum Gehorsam zwingen
- hard on the heels of dicht hinter jmdm.
- out at the heel schäbig, verwahrlost
- take to one's heels Fersengeld geben
2.
v. - krängen, zum Krängen bringen, sich auf die Seite legen
n. - Krängung
idioms:
- heel over sich überlehnen
3.
v. - etwas einpflanzen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ., μτφ.) φτέρνα, (ενδυμ.) τακούνι, κάθαρμα, τομάρι
v. - τοποθετώ (νέο) τακούνι
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels ακολουθώ ακριβώς από πίσω, κατά πόδας
- bring to heel υποχρεώνω κάποιον να συμμορφωθεί
- call to heel υποχρεώνω κάποιον να συμμορφωθεί
- hard on the heels of στο κατόπι του, καταπόδι του
- heel over (ναυτ.) μπατάρω
- high heels ψηλά τακούνια
- take to one's heels το βάζω στα πόδια
Italiano (Italian)
sbandare, tallone, tacco
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels essere alle calcagna di, incalzare
- be at one's heels tallonare
- bring to heel costringere ad obbedire
- call to heel chiamare all'ordine
- click one's heels battere i tacchi
- dig one's heels in puntare i piedi, rifiutare di fare qualcosa
- hard on the heels of incalzare
- heel over capovolgersi
- kick one's heels aspettare a lungo e/o impazientemente
- spin on one's heel voltare le spalle, girare i tacchi
- take to one's heels darsela a gambe
- turn on one's heel fare dietro front
Português (Portuguese)
n. - calcanhar (m) (Anat.), salto (m) do sapato, inclinação (f) do navio (Náut.)
v. - colocar salto em sapatos, acompanhar nos calcanhares (cachorros), adernar (Náut.)
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels estar perto em uma perseguição
- bring/call to heel trazer/chamar a acompanhar (cachorros)
- click one's heels bater os calcanhares
- dig one's heels in firmar os pés em
- hard on the heels of apertando na perseguição
- heel over inclinar-se
- kick/cool one's heels esperar muito tempo
- spin/turn on one's heel dar a volta/mudar de direção de repente
- take to one's heels fugir
- turn on one's heel mudar de direção abruptamente
Русский (Russian)
пятка, каблук, ставить каблук, крен, притоптывать, следовать по пятам, кренить, крениться, подлец
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels гнаться за кем-то по пятам
- bring/call to heel заставить подчиниться
- click one's heels расшаркиваться, щелкать каблуками
- dig one's heels in укрепить свое положение
- hard on the heels of идти по следу, идти по пятам
- heel over кувырком
- kick/cool one's heels зря дожидаться
- spin/turn on one's heel круто повернуться
- take to one's heels удрать
- turn on one's heel бесцеремонно повернуться к кому-то спиной
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - talón, taco, tacón, pico del pan
v. tr. - poner tacos, bailar con los talones, seguir de cerca
v. intr. - seguir de cerca al amo, taconear
idioms:
- at heel a muy corta distancia
- be hot on someone's heels seguir muy de cerca, pisar los talones de uno
- be on someone's heels estar encima de uno, pisar los talones de uno
- bring to heel controlar a alguien, encarrilar, someter a alguien, meter a alguien en cintura o en vereda
- call to heel obligar a alguien a obedecer
- hard on the heels of inmediatamente después
- out at the heel tener una apariencia desaliñada
- take to one's heels poner pies en polvorosa
2.
v. intr. - escorar
v. tr. - provocar que se incline
n. - movimiento de inclinación
idioms:
- heel over ladearse, escorar
3.
v. tr. - persona irresponsable y sin honor, plantar una planta en la tierra
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - häl, klack, sista bit, (mast)fot, (köl)häl (sjö), kräk (bildl.), lärling, volontär
v. - krängning
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 脚后跟, 踵, 踵状物, 后跟, 底部, 给装后跟, 紧追, 紧跟, 用脚跟往回传, 在后紧随, 用脚后跟跳舞
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels 紧跟在某人之后
- bring to heel 使某人顺从, 唤狗跟着
- call to heel 唤狗跟着
- hard on the heels of 紧跟在某人之后
- heel over 倾侧
- take to one's heels 逃走
2. 倾斜, 使倾斜, 侧倾, 倾侧度
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 傾斜
v. tr. - 使傾斜
n. - 側傾, 傾側度
2.
n. - 腳後跟, 踵, 踵狀物, 後跟, 底部
v. tr. - 給裝後跟, 緊追, 緊跟, 用腳跟往回傳
v. intr. - 在後緊隨, 用腳後跟跳舞, 緊追
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels 緊跟在某人之後
- bring to heel 使某人順從, 喚狗跟著
- call to heel 喚狗跟著
- hard on the heels of 緊跟在某人之後
- heel over 傾側
- take to one's heels 逃走
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 발 뒤꿈치, 말미, 발 전체
v. tr. - 뒤축을 대다, ~의 바로 뒤에서 따라가다, ~을 힐로 차다
v. intr. - 따라오다, 뒤축으로 춤추다
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels 남을 맹렬하게 뒤쫓고 있다
- bring to heel 뒤따라 오게 하다
- call to heel 강제로 복종하게 하다
- take to one's heels 달아나다, 줄행랑 치다
2.
v. intr. - (배가) 기울어지다
v. tr. - (배를) 한쪽으로 기울이다
n. - (배의) 경사, 기울기
idioms:
- heel over (배를) 한쪽으로 기울이다
3.
v. tr. - 심고 뿌리들로 뒤덮다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - かかと, ヒール, 卑劣な男, かかと状のもの, 末端, 後ろ足, 終わり, 卑劣漢
v. - …にかかとを付ける, すぐ後について行く, かかとでけり出す, 傾く
idioms:
- be (hot) on someone's heels 追い払って
- bring/call to heel 従わせる
- down at heel かかとが減って, みすぼらしい
- heel over 傾く
- kick/cool one's heels 待たせる
- spin/turn on one's heel きびすを返す
- take to one's heels 一目散に逃げ出す
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) العقب, عقب القدم أو حافه الرغيف أو قالب الجبن أو كعب الحذاء أو مؤخر المركب, شخص حقير, ميلان أو جنوح (فعل) يجعل له عقبا, يدوس, أو يضرب بكعب الحذاء, يميل أو يجنح, يجري في أعقاب شخص, يعدو أو يفر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עקב, אדם שפל ונבזה, קרום של לחם או גבינה קשה, חלק כף-היד הקרוב לפרק-היד, קצה קשת הכינור המוחזק ביד
v. tr. - התקין עקב על (נעל), צעד בעיקבות
v. intr. - נגע ברצפה בעקבו (בריקוד)
v. intr. - נטתה על צדה בשל הרוח העזה (אוניה)
v. tr. - גרמה לאוניה לנטות על צדה (רוח), אדם שפל
n. - מידת הנטייה
v. tr. - שתל
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