heeling
Meaning
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present participle and gerund of heel
Synonyms
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhiːlɪŋ/
New
heel
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- The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
- The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
- The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
- A woman's high-heeled shoe.
- The back, upper part of the stock.
- The thickening of the neck of a stringed instrument where it attaches to the body.
- The last or lowest part of anything.
- A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
- (informal) A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
- (slang) A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
- The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
- Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
- The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
- The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
- (obsolete) A cyma reversa.
- The short side of an angled cut.
- The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
- The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
- In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
- The junction between the keel and the stempost of a vessel; an angular wooden join connecting the two.
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