heel

1. The bottom of a shoe or boot;
   The back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation (synset 103516570)
   is a type of: bottom, underside, undersurface - the lower side of anything
   subtypes:

   • cuban heel - a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
   • french heel - a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
   • spike, spike heel, stiletto heel - a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
   • stacked heel - a heel made of many layers of leather
   • wedge, wedge heel - a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
   • wineglass heel - a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass
   has: lift - one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
   is a part of:

   • boot - footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
   • shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
2. The back part of the human foot (synset 105585726)
   is a type of: skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
   has: achilles tendon, tendon of achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
   is a part of: foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
3. Someone who is morally reprehensible (synset 109905672)
   "you dirty dog"
   is a type of: scoundrel, villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
   subtypes: perisher - bounder
   same as: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, hound
4. One of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread (synset 107699718)
   is a type of: end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length
   is a part of: loaf, loaf of bread - a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
5. The lower end of a ship's mast (synset 103517093)
   is a type of: end, terminal - either extremity of something that has length
6. (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft (synset 103516930)
   referred to in: golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
   is a type of: part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
   is a part of: club head, club-head, clubhead, golf-club head - (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball

1. Tilt to one side (synset 202042636)
   "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"
   is a type of: angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip - to incline or bend from a vertical position
   same as: list
   verb group: lean, list - cause to lean to the side
2. Follow at the heels of a person (synset 201996146)
   is a type of: follow, travel along - travel along a certain course
3. Perform with the heels (synset 201755353)
   "heel that dance"
   referred to in:

   • dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
   • dance - an artistic form of nonverbal communication
   is a type of: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
4. Strike with the heel of the club (synset 201406641)
   "heel a golf ball"
   referred to in: golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
   is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking
5. Put a new heel on (synset 200534751)
   "heel shoes"
   is a type of: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   same as: reheel

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