TO HEEL

Meaning of TO HEEL in English

adj. phr. 1. Close behind. The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel. 2. Under control; to obedience. When Peter was sixteen, he thought he could do as he pleased, but his father cut off his allowance, and Peter soon came to heel.

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TO HEEL — phrasal close behind, into agreement or line
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TO HEEL — adverb 1. : close to the heels : close behind at a word from his owner the dog moved to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TO HEEL — 1. : close behind 2. : into agreement or line
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TO HEEL — 1 : close behind 2 : into agreement or line
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TO HEEL — {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under …
Slang English vocab
TO HEEL — {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel./ 2. Under …
Словарь английских идиом
TO HEEL — under control The army brought the citizens to heel when they entered the town.
English Idioms vocab
TO HEEL — Перелетать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL — I. ˈhēl, especially before pause or consonant -ēəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hele, heel, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEEL — ( n. ) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HEEL — heel 1 — heelless , adj. /heel/ , n. 1. the back part of the human foot, below and behind …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEEL — I. ˈhēl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēla; akin to Old Norse hæll heel, Old English hōh — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEEL — noun the after end of a ship's keel. 2. heel ·noun a cyma reversa; so called by workmen. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HEEL — [heel] n [ME, fr. OE hela; akin to ON haell heel, OE hoh--more at hock] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEEL — / hiːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF FOOT 1. [ C ] the back part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEEL — I. heel 1 /hiːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hæla ] 1 . OF YOUR …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEEL — n. & v. --n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEEL — n. & v. n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEEL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in …
Oxford English vocab
HEEL — ( heels) 1. Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle. N-COUNT 2. The heel …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Achilles' heel ▪ I think Frank’s vanity is his Achilles' heel. click your heels …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEEL — See: AT ONE'S HEELS, COOL ONE'S HEELS, DOWN AT-THE-HEEL or DOWN-AT-HEEL, DRAG ONE'S FEET or DRAG ONE'S HEELS, HEAD OVER …
Slang English vocab
HEEL — noun 1 back part of the foot VERB + HEEL ▪ lean back on , sit back on , squat …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HEEL — n. 25B6; noun shoes with low heels : heel piece; wedge, stiletto. the heel of a loaf : TAIL END, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEEL — n. 1 end, butt or tail or fag (end), stump, remainder, remnant, rind, crust You can always freeze the heel …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HEEL — See: AT ONE'S HEELS, COOL ONE'S HEELS, DOWN AT-THE-HEEL or DOWN-AT-HEEL, DRAG ONE'S FEET or DRAG ONE'S HEELS, HEAD OVER …
Словарь английских идиом
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL — I 1. сущ. базовое значение "что-л. оконечное, последнее" 1) а) пятка, пята (часть ноги); пятка (чулка, носка и т.п.), задник …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL — heel.ogg _I 1. hi:l n 1. пятка; пята heels in, toes out - спорт. пятки вместе, носки врозь heels lifting …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEEL — 1) пятка ( чулка или носка ) 2) вершина углового профиля 3) зуб верховой граня ( плотины ) 4) зеркало …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HEEL — 1) пятка (чулка или носка) 2) вершина углового профиля 3) зуб верховой граня (плотины) 4) зеркало ванны, зеркало расплавленного металла 5) нижняя часть; опорный …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HEEL — 1) каблук 2) задний край (лезвия) 3) пятка 4) опорная плита 5) шпора 6) зуб верхового откоса (плотины) 7) опорная пята 8) горн. устье буровой скважины 9) кренить; …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HEEL — _I 1. hi:l n 1. пятка; пята heels in, toes out - спорт. пятки вместе, носки врозь heels lifting - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL — I 1. сущ. базовое значение "что-л. оконечное, последнее" 1) а) пятка, пята ( часть ноги ) ; пятка ( чулка, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEEL — I 1. сущ. базовое значение "что-л. оконечное, последнее" 1) а) пятка, пята (часть ноги); пятка (чулка, носка и т. п.), задник (у обуви) at, on, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEEL — _I 1. _n. 1> пятка; пята; at/on/upon smb.'s heels - по пятам, следом за кем-л.; to turn on one's heels …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HEEL — I 1. n. 1. пятка; пята; at/on/upon smb.'s heels - по пятам, следом за кем-л.; to turn on one's heels …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HEEL — _I hi:l 1. _n. 1> пятка; пята; the iron heel железная пята, иго; at the heel of под игом; at …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HEEL — heel n sl esp AmE They kicked that heel out on his ass Они вышвырнули этого подонка вон He wasn't …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEEL — I 1. сущ. базовое значение "что-л. оконечное, последнее" 1) а) пятка, пята (часть ноги); пятка (чулка, носка и т.п.), задник …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOURSELF — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be beside yourself with anger/excitement/rage etc ▪ Mom and Dad will be beside themselves with …
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YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
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WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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TAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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RIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a civil rights lawyer ▪ He has worked as a civil rights lawyer for …
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PUT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an estimate puts sth at sth ▪ Independent estimates put the number of refugees at …
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OUT — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell rings out (= it rings loudly ) ▪ The bells rang out …
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ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
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OFF — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb explodes/goes off ▪ Forty people were injured when the bomb exploded. ▪ …
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NO — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES absolutely no ▪ He has absolutely no experience of marketing. at no extra cost …
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MAKE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a factory produces/makes sth ▪ The factory produces an incredible 100 cars per hour. …
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KEEP — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES avoid/keep off/stay off a subject (= not talk about it ) ▪ I knew …
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IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
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HAVE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s …
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GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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GO — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bill goes through parliament (= it goes through the process of being made …
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GIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
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GET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation worsens/deteriorates/gets worse ▪ Reports from the area suggest the situation has worsened. be …
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FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
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