Antonyms for heel
hilheel

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1. heelnoun

   the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation

   Synonyms:
   dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

2. heelnoun

   the back part of the human foot

   Synonyms:
   dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

3. cad, bounder, blackguard, dog, hound, heelnoun

   someone who is morally reprehensible

   "you dirty dog"

   Synonyms:
   firedog, wienerwurst, hound, weenie, frank, frankfurter, hotdog, cad, hound dog, detent, dog, pawl, bounder, wiener, frump, computer-aided design, click, hot dog, blackguard, dog-iron, domestic dog, andiron, leaper

4. heelnoun

   one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread

   Synonyms:
   dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

5. heelnoun

   the lower end of a ship's mast

   Synonyms:
   dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

6. heelverb

   (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft

   Synonyms:
   dog, hound, bounder, blackguard, cad

7. list, heelverb

   tilt to one side

   "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard"

   Synonyms:
   name, reheel, list, number, lean

8. heelverb

   follow at the heels of a person

   Synonyms:
   reheel, list

9. heelverb

   perform with the heels

   "heel that dance"

   Synonyms:
   reheel, list

10. heelverb

    strike with the heel of the club

    "heel a golf ball"

    Synonyms:
    reheel, list

11. heel, reheelverb

    put a new heel on

    "heel shoes"

    Synonyms:
    reheel, list

How to use heel in a sentence?

1. Bill Clinton:

   They are often the kinds of kids that are called' super-predators.' No conscience, no empathy, we can talk about why they ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel.

2. Logan Pearsall Smith:

   The lusts and greeds of the body scandalize the Soul but it has to come to heel.

3. Dorothy Marcic:

   You know, I never thought that I cared about court justice, i just wanted the truth to come up. I couldn’t find any evidence of my uncle being abusive. He and Suzanne certainly argued a lot… But I just needed to know the truth. And I felt that was justice. My uncle was a decent man, but he had an Achilles' heel. He lost his life and he’s not here to defend himself.

4. Marcus Aurelius:

   When a guide meets up with someone who is lost, ordinarily his reaction is to direct him on the right path, not mock or malign him, then turn on his heel and walk away. As for you, lead someone to the truth and you will find that he can follow. But as long as you don’t point it out to him, don’t make fun of him; be aware of what you need to work on instead.

5. Van Hinsbergen:

   Most mountain chains that we investigated originated from a single continent that separated from North Africa more than 200 million years ago, the only remaining part of this continent is a strip that runs from Turin via the Adriatic Sea to the heel of the boot that forms Italy.

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