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heel
/hiːl/
noun
The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
verb
To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
"She called to her dog to heel."
To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
To kick with the heel.
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