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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as in dogs
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 slopes
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
Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Abrams arrived for the show dressed in a black, white and canary yellow Chanel houndstooth jacket styled with beige trousers and cap-toe heels.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
On the heels of Carry-On, which has accrued over 172 million views since December 2024, Collet-Serra signed a multiyear overall film deal with Netflix last July, setting the psychological thriller An Innocent Girl as his first feature under the pact.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
For footwear, Rodrigo slipped into Babette Mary Jane heels from Stuart Weitzman in a shiny black patent leather.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 21 Dec. 2025
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This new third-cuff overlap design—which Salomon is calling ExoDrive—is meant to improve heel retention and optimize energy transfer to the ski.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Abrams arrived for the show dressed in a black, white and canary yellow Chanel houndstooth jacket styled with beige trousers and cap-toe heels.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
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This purchase, on the heels of its acquisition of Discover, furthers CEO Richard Fairbank’s plan to upend American Express.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
On the heels of Carry-On, which has accrued over 172 million views since December 2024, Collet-Serra signed a multiyear overall film deal with Netflix last July, setting the psychological thriller An Innocent Girl as his first feature under the pact.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
The action then moves to a studio where Law Roach is styling Adrina Lima who is wearing an archival Maison Margiela top with a Miss Claire Sullivan skirt and Helmut Lang heels.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
For footwear, Rodrigo slipped into Babette Mary Jane heels from Stuart Weitzman in a shiny black patent leather.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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