wikipedia|dab=heel (disambiguation)|heel
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/hi�l/
audio|en-us-heel.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�l|-i�l

Homophones
heal

Etymology 1
OE. hela#Old English|hela, from Proto-Germanic *h�hil. Cognate with Dutch hiel#Dutch|hiel, Swedish häl, Icelandic hæll. Compare hock.

Noun
wikipedia|Heel|Heel (part of the foot)
en-noun

1. anatomy Part of the foot on the backside where it becomes the leg.
2. The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
3. On a long firearm, the back upper part of the stock.
4. The last or lowest part of anything; as, the heel of a mast or the heel of a vessel.
5. US A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
6. A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
7. nautical The tilt of a ship to one side; also, the degree of such a tilt.

Translations
trans-top|(anatomy) part of the foot
Catalan: taló m
Chinese: ��(jĭao g�n)
Czech: t-|cs|pata|f
Danish: t+|da|hæl|c
Dutch: t+|nl|hiel|m
Ewe: af�kpodzi n
Finnish: t+|fi|kanta, t+|fi|kantapää
French: t+|fr|talon|m
German: t+|de|Ferse|f
Greek: t|el|��έ�να|f|sc=Grek
Guarani: pyta
Hindi: t-|hi|�ड़�|scDeva|xsHindi
Icelandic: t-|is|hæll|m
trans-mid
Indonesian: tumit, tumit kaki
Interlingua: calce, talon
Italian: tallone m, calcagno m
Japanese: 踵 (���, kakato)
Korean: ���� (balduekkumchi)
Latin: t-|la|calx|f
Polish: pi�ta f
Portuguese: t+|pt|calcanhar|m
Russian: t+|ru|п��ка|f|trpjátka|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|peta|f
Spanish: t+|es|talón|m
Swahili: kisigino
Swedish: t+|sv|häl|c
Tupinambá: pytá
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trans-top|part of shoe
Catalan: taló m
Finnish: t+|fi|kanta, t+|fi|korko
German: t+|de|Absatz|m
Greek: t|el|�ακο�νι|n|sc=Grek
Icelandic: t-|is|hæll|m
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|tacco|m
Portuguese: tacão m
Russian: кабл�к (kablúk) m
Spanish: tacón m, taco m italbrac|Argentina|Bolivia|Chile|Ecuador|Paraguay|Peru|Uruguay
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trans-top|end-piece of a loaf of bread
Catalan: crostó m
Finnish: kantapala, kanta, kannikka
German: Knust m
trans-mid
Russian: го�б��ка (gorbúška) f
Spanish: cuscurro m, mendrugo m
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Related terms
heels
high-heels
Tar Heel

Verb
en-verb

1. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.

Translations

Dutch: op de hielen zitten
German: (jemandem) auf den Fersen sein (with dative)
mid
Spanish: seguir de cerca, poner talón o tacón a

Related terms
dig in one's heels
well-heeled
cool one's heels

Etymology 2
From Old English ''hyldan#Old English|hyldan ("incline").

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To incline to one side, to tilt (especially of ships).

Translations
;incline
German: krängen (of a ship)

Category:English words with multiple etymologies

Dutch

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /he:l/

Adjective
heel (hele)

1. complete, full, whole

Synonyms
gans

Adverb
heel

1. very

Verb
ik heel, first person singular indicative of helen

1. to heal, to make whole again

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