noun
1 back part of the foot
VERB + HEEL
▪ lean back on , sit back on , squat on
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She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her ~s.
▪ rock (back) on
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The punch rocked him back on his ~s.
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He rocked back and forth on his ~s as he laughed.
▪ pivot on , spin on , turn on
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He turned on his ~ and marched away angrily.
▪ click , click together
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The officer clicked his ~s together and saluted.
HEEL + VERB
▪ click
HEEL + NOUN
▪ injury
PREPOSITION
▪ at your ~s
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She came up the path with two little dogs at her ~s.
▪ under the ~ ( figurative )
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For years the nation had been under the ~ of a dictatorial regime.
PHRASES
▪ close on sb's ~s , hard on sb's ~s , hot on sb's ~s ( all figurative )
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They reached the border with the police hot on their ~s.
2 part of a shoe/sock
ADJECTIVE
▪ low
▪ high , spike , spiked ( esp. AmE ), stiletto , wedge
▪ three-inch , etc.
▪ boot
VERB + HEEL
▪ catch
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She caught her ~ and tripped on the step.
HEEL + NOUN
▪ bar ( BrE )
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I took my shoes to a ~ bar to have them repaired.