"heel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /hiːl/ Audio: en-us-heel.ogg [US] Forms: heel [singular], heels [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A part of the foot at the back where it becomes the leg.
    Sense id: simple-heel-en-noun-uVys5VwA
  2. The part of a shoe that supports the foot's heel.
    Sense id: simple-heel-en-noun-hlCeoU7N

Verb [English]

IPA: /hiːl/ Audio: en-us-heel.ogg [US] Forms: heel [canonical], heels [third-person, singular], heeled [past], heeled [past, participle], heeling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To follow someone closely at their heels.
    Sense id: simple-heel-en-verb-RI60QPQz
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