B1noun · rare

heel

heel · heels

п'ята, п'ятка, каблук, підніжжя

пятка, каблук, горбушка

Ferse, Absatz, Knapp, Abschnitt

The rear part of the foot, where it joins the legThe rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

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UK/hiːl/US/hil/

» He's head over heels in love with Mary.

Er ist über beide Ohren in Mary verliebt.

Он по уши влюблен в Мэри.

Він до нестями закоханий у Мері.

Meaning

24 senses

The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
Ferse
пя́ткаpjátka, пята́pjatá
п'я́ткаpʺjátka, п'ята́pʺjatá
(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
Absatz, Schuhabsatz
каблу́кkablúk
каблу́кkablúk, підбо́рpidbór
the back part of the human foot
The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
Ferse
п'ята́pʺjatá
The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
He drove the heel of his hand into the man's nose.
(usually plural)A high-heeled shoe.
The back, upper part of the stock.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
The thickening of the neck of a stringed instrument where it attaches to the body.
The last or lowest part of anything.
the heel of a mast
the heel of a vessel
підні́жжяpidnížžja
(Australia, Ireland, Scotland, US)A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
Kanten, Knapp, Knust
горбу́шкаgorbúška
окра́єцьokrájecʹ
one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
(US)The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
(informal)A contemptible, unscrupulous, inconsiderate, or thoughtless person.
Schurke, Schuft
(broadly, slang)A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.

Examples

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He's head over heels in love with Mary.
Він до нестями закоханий у Мері.
ruОн по уши влюблен в Мэри.
deEr ist über beide Ohren in Mary verliebt.
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I don't like girls who wear high heels.
Я не люблю дівчат, яки ходять на високих підборах.
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Tom fell head over heels for Mary.
Том до нестями закохався у Мері.
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Are you wearing heels?
Ти на підборах?
deTrägst du Absätze?
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I don't like high-heeled shoes.
ruЯ не люблю обувь на каблуках.
deIch mag keine hochhackigen Schuhe.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 4

anatomy: part of the foot:

part of shoe:

last or lowest part of anything:

end-piece of a loaf of bread — see also butt, breadcrust, stale:

Русский

By meaning 3

anatomy: part of the foot:

part of shoe:

end-piece of a loaf of bread — see also butt, breadcrust, stale:

Deutsch

By meaning 4

anatomy: part of the foot:

part of shoe:

end-piece of a loaf of bread — see also butt, breadcrust, stale:

contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person:

Origin

From Middle English hele, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō, from P

From Middle English hele, from Old English hēla, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hilō, from Proto-Germanic *hanhilaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel, hock”), equivalent to hock + -le. More at hock.

Probably inferred from hielded, the past tense of hield, from Middle English helden, heelden, from Old English hyldan, hieldan (“to incline”), cognate with Old Norse hella (“to pour out”) (whence Danish hælde (“lean, pour”)).

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