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Heel vs Reheel - What's the difference?

heel | reheel |

As verbs the difference between heel and reheel

is that heel is to follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely while reheel is to fit a shoe with a replacement heel.

As a noun heel

is the rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

As a proper noun Heel

is a part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands.

heel

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) hele, heel, from (etyl) . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
  • * Denham
    • He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, / His winged heels and then his armed head.
  • 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.
  • (firearms) The back upper part of the stock.
  • The last or lowest part of anything; as, the heel of a mast'' or ''the heel of a vessel .
  • * A. Trollope
    • the heel of a hunt
  • (US, Ireland) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • the heel of the white loaf
  • (US) The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
  • * 1996 , Ester Reiter, Making Fast Food: From the Frying Pan Into the Fryer (page 100)
    • The bottom half, or the bun heel is placed in the carton, and the pickle slices spread evenly over the meat or cheese.
  • A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
  • (slang, professional wrestling) A wrestler whose on-ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits. Contrast with babyface.
  • * 1992 , Bruce Lincoln, Discourse and the Construction of Society (page 158)
    • Freedman began his analysis by noting two important facts about professional wrestling: First, that heels triumph considerably more often than do babyfaces
  • (card games) The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
  • Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
  • (architecture) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. Specifically, (US), the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
  • (architecture) A cyma reversa; so called by workmen.
    • (Gwilt)
  • (carpentry) the short side of an angled cut
    • Antonyms
    * (angled cut in carpentry) toe
    Derived terms
    * Achilles heel * bring someone to heel * cool one's heels * dig in one's heels * down at heel * head over heels * heelside * heel-and-toe * high heels * hot on somebody's heels * kick one's heels * kick up one's heels * kitten heel * Tar Heel * stiletto heel * spike heel * take to one's heels * turn on one's heel * well-heeled

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
  • To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
  • To kick with the heel.
  • To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I cannot sing, / Nor heel the high lavolt.
  • To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

    • Etymology 2

    Alteration of earlier heeld, from (etyl) heelden, from (etyl) hyldan, ). More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To incline to one side, to tilt (especially of ships).

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.
    • The ship gave a heel to port.
    Synonyms
    * (l)

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    reheel

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fit a shoe with a replacement heel

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