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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
heel
heel [heel heels heeled heeling] noun, verb BrE [hiːl] NAmE [hiːl] noun PART OF FOOT 1. countable the back part of the foot below the ankle PART OF SOCK/SHOE 2. countable the part of a sock, etc. that covers the heel 3. countable the raised part on the bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back •shoes with a low/high heel •a stiletto heel • The sergeant clicked his heels and walked out. compare ↑sole n. (2) -HEELED 4. (in adjectives)having the type of heel mentioned •high-heeled shoes see also ↑well heeled SHOES 5. heelsplural a pair of women's shoes that have high heels • She doesn't often wear heels. see also ↑kitten heels PART OF HAND 6. countable ~ of your hand/palm the raised part of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist UNPLEASANT MAN 7. countable (old-fashioned, informal)a man who is unpleasant to other people and cannot be trusted see also ↑Achilles heel, ↑down at heel more at cool your heels at ↑cool v., dig your heels/toes in at ↑dig v., drag your feet/heels at ↑drag v., head over heels in love at ↑head n., kick your heelskick up your heels at ↑kick v., tread on sb's heels at ↑tread v. Word Origin: n. and v. sense 1 Old English hēla hǣla Germanic Dutch hiel v. sense 2 late 16th cent. heeld hield ‘incline’ Germanic Dutch hellen Example Bank: •He rocked back and forth on his heels as he laughed. •He turned on his heel and marched away angrily. •I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired. •She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels. •She caught her heel and tripped on the step. •She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels. •The officer clicked his heels together and saluted. •The punch rocked him back on his heels. •They reached the border with the police hot on their heels. Idioms: ↑at somebody's heels ▪ ↑bring somebody to heel ▪ ↑come to heel ▪ ↑on somebody's heels ▪ ↑take to your heels ▪ ↑turn on your heel ▪ ↑under the heel of somebody verb REPAIR SHOE 1. transitive ~ sth to repair the heel of a shoe, etc. OF BOAT 2. intransitive ~ (over) to lean over to one side •The boat heeled over in the strong wind. Verb forms: Word Origin: n. and v. sense 1 Old English hēla hǣla Germanic Dutch hiel v. sense 2 late 16th cent. heeld hield ‘incline’ Germanic Dutch hellen
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