What part of speech is heel?

Heel can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. heel is a verb, present, 1st person singular of heel (infinitive).
  • 2. heel is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. heel is a noun, singular of heels.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does heel mean?

Definitions

Verb

heel - perform with the heels; "heel that dance"
heel - strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"
heel - follow at the heels of a person
heel - put a new heel on; "heel shoes"
heel - tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

Noun

heel - the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
heel - the back part of the human foot
heel - (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
heel - one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
heel - the lower end of a ship's mast
heel - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"

Examples of heel

#   Sentence  
1. verb Heel that dance.
2. verb Heel a golf ball.
3. verb Heel shoes.
4. verb The wind made the vessel heel.
5. verb try to train him to heel, which means to walk round you before he needs to go on a leash, and he may do that.
6. noun Then to the beat of "dhin, dhin,... ,ta', ta'", the dancers begin their step, placing the big toe behind the heel of the other foot.
7. noun When I first get on I take 1 leg and pull it back up to touch my butt with my heel and hold it there for 1 lap at a walk around a large dressage arena.
8. noun If the weight is going into your heels (it throws your leg forward) put the stirrups up against the heel of your boot.
9. noun with your leg flopping, just try putting all your weight in your heel and hangon with only your legs, holding my leg back helps me with flopping the more it's forward the more it flops :/ work your calf muscles, maybe try standing on the edge of your steps (on the ball of your foot) and balance to strengthen those muscles.
10. noun The first baseman is the Achilles heel of our team.
11. noun She got a run in her stocking when she broke the heel of her shoe.
12. noun He raised his heel against me.
13. noun If you walk a lot, you will develop calluses on your heel.
14. noun Apart from his heel, Achilles was invulnerable.
15. noun My black shoes need heel repairs.
16. noun He squashed the insect with the heel of his foot.
17. noun The plump young woman thrust the heel of her stiletto into my big toe under the pretence that I had been too forceful.
18. noun Speaking in public is my Achilles heel; I'm simply too shy.
19. noun My left heel is inflamed.
20. noun What a heel!
Sentence  
verb
Heel that dance.
Heel a golf ball.
Heel shoes.
The wind made the vessel heel.
try to train him to heel, which means to walk round you before he needs to go on a leash, and he may do that.
noun
Then to the beat of "dhin, dhin,... ,ta', ta'", the dancers begin their step, placing the big toe behind the heel of the other foot.
When I first get on I take 1 leg and pull it back up to touch my butt with my heel and hold it there for 1 lap at a walk around a large dressage arena.
If the weight is going into your heels (it throws your leg forward) put the stirrups up against the heel of your boot.
with your leg flopping, just try putting all your weight in your heel and hangon with only your legs, holding my leg back helps me with flopping the more it's forward the more it flops :/ work your calf muscles, maybe try standing on the edge of your steps (on the ball of your foot) and balance to strengthen those muscles.
The first baseman is the Achilles heel of our team.
She got a run in her stocking when she broke the heel of her shoe.
He raised his heel against me.
If you walk a lot, you will develop calluses on your heel.
Apart from his heel, Achilles was invulnerable.
My black shoes need heel repairs.
He squashed the insect with the heel of his foot.
The plump young woman thrust the heel of her stiletto into my big toe under the pretence that I had been too forceful.
Speaking in public is my Achilles heel; I'm simply too shy.
My left heel is inflamed.
What a heel!

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