Tra từ heel - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

heel [heel heels heeled heeling] noun, verb BrE [hiːl] NAmE [hiːl]
noun

PART OF FOOT
1. countable the back part of the foot below the ankle

PART OF SOCK/SHOE
2. countable the part of a sock, etc. that covers the heel
3. countable the raised part on the bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back
•shoes with a low/high heel
•a stiletto heel
• The sergeant clicked his heels and walked out.
compare ↑sole _n. (²)

-HEELED
4. (in adjectives)having the type of heel mentioned
•high-heeled shoes
see also ↑well heeled

SHOES
5. heelsplural a pair of women's shoes that have high heels
• She doesn't often wear heels.
see also ↑kitten heels

PART OF HAND
6. countable ~ of your hand/palm the raised part of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist

UNPLEASANT MAN
7. countable (old-fashioned, informal)a man who is unpleasant to other people and cannot be trusted
see also ↑Achilles heel, ↑down at heel
more at cool your heels at ↑cool _v., dig your heels/toes in at ↑dig _v., drag your feet/heels at ↑drag _v., head over heels in love at ↑head _n., kick your heelskick up your heels at ↑kick _v., tread on sb's heels at ↑tread _v.

Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 1 Old English hēla hǣla Germanic Dutch hiel v. sense 2 late 16th cent. heeld hield ‘incline’ Germanic Dutch hellen

Example Bank:
•He rocked back and forth on his heels as he laughed.
•He turned on his heel and marched away angrily.
•I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired.
•She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels.
•She caught her heel and tripped on the step.
•She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels.
•The officer clicked his heels together and saluted.
•The punch rocked him back on his heels.
•They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.
Idioms: ↑at somebody's heels ▪ ↑bring somebody to heel ▪ ↑come to heel ▪ ↑on somebody's heels ▪ ↑take to your heels ▪ ↑turn on your heel ▪ ↑under the heel of somebody

verb

REPAIR SHOE
1. transitive ~ sth to repair the heel of a shoe, etc.

OF BOAT
2. intransitive ~ (over) to lean over to one side
•The boat heeled over in the strong wind.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. and v. sense 1 Old English hēla hǣla Germanic Dutch hiel v. sense 2 late 16th cent. heeld hield ‘incline’ Germanic Dutch hellen