heel

Meanings

• the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
• the back part of the human foot
• someone who is morally reprehensible
• one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
• the lower end of a ship's mast
• (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
• tilt to one side
  • "The balloon heeled over"
  • "the wind made the vessel heel"
• follow at the heels of a person
• perform with the heels
  • "heel that dance"
• strike with the heel of the club
  • "heel a golf ball"
• put a new heel on
  • "heel shoes"

Synonyms

blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, hound, list, reheel