heel

heel · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The back part of the human foot below the ankle.

  2. 2.

    The part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel of the foot.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To follow closely behind someone.

  4. 4.

    (informal) A despicable or contemptible person.

Forms

plural: heels

Related words

Antonyms: toe
See also: ankle, foot, toe

Etymology

From Old English hēla, from Proto-Germanic hanhilō.