as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it
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Recent Examples of heel
Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
The new office comes on the heels of Sunset Lane’s recent optioning of the nonfiction book The Missing Peace by ambassador Dennis Ross.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The television journalist and model’s appointment comes on the heels of fellow Haitian-American and marketing expert from South Florida, Lulu Orange, becoming the national director of Miss Universe Haiti.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The Still the Problem Tour follows on the heels of this year’s I’m the Problem Tour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Attempt to bend your front knee forward to touch the wall without lifting your heel off the ground.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
The new office comes on the heels of Sunset Lane’s recent optioning of the nonfiction book The Missing Peace by ambassador Dennis Ross.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
The television journalist and model’s appointment comes on the heels of fellow Haitian-American and marketing expert from South Florida, Lulu Orange, becoming the national director of Miss Universe Haiti.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
The Still the Problem Tour follows on the heels of this year’s I’m the Problem Tour.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heel
Verb
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It is developed for spraying, weeding, mowing, and hauling across flat or sloped terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dig into Caribbean jerk chicken pizza at Blackstone Pub downtown or savor a few slices topped with spicy meatballs and peppadews served with a waterfront view at Little Bridge Marina’s Pizza Kitchen.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gave the two jerks her very best.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The seats tilt and rumble as the game progresses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here's how the Blue Jays managed to tilt the Series Toronto’s way.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your mood and approach will have a big impact on your dog’s behavior.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The dog, who was unhurt, was reunited with its owners.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This guy might be single-handedly responsible for generations of people having an irrational fear of clowns.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike past attempts at fictionalizing his life, Macmanus barely touches on the fact that Gacy had a hobby of dressing up like a clown, and doesn’t show any actual murders in the series.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Martha says, waving a smoking censer back and forth over the golden flowers that snake from the garden gate into the parlor of her childhood home.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Take shelter or run in a snake but do not forget other threats.—
Carolyn Forché,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Rodents, possums, and skunks show up to snack on the flesh and seeds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
Stuart Dyos,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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