Synonyms 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

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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heelverb

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) incline, lean

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "heel":

   talon, stub, counterfoil, inclination, bead, achilles, camel, lug

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1. Matthew Rycroft:

   Russia sits here today humiliated by its inability to bring to heel a puppet dictator.

2. Christians Castillo:

   It's his Achilles' heel, those who would be coming into power with him, I think, would be very worried.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   We need to take these people on. They are often connected to big drug cartels. They are not just gangs of kids anymore. They are often the kinds of kids that are called 'super-predators,' no conscience, no empathy. We can talk about why then ended up that way, but first we have to bring them to heel.

4. Harry Kazianis:

   The great Achilles heel of China Sea is trade — especially natural resources that come via sea and into its ports — and a big reason it will inevitably become a globally deployed military power.

5. Bill Maher:

   I think you can claim the moral high ground if you’re anti, i feel like that’s the Achilles heel of the left right now. They identify issues mostly by what they can feel superior to another person for.