as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it
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Recent Examples of heel
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
That’s because the winter premiere opens with Franks thrusting his foot through the heel of one boot, forcing him to first wear a pair of Reeboks to the office, and later borrow a pair of Randy’s boat shoes.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Jan. 2025
Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
What about the whole thing coming down to an onside kick — the Achilles heel for 2024 Ravens special teams?
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The only Heat players ruled out for Monday’s game against the Magic are Josh Richardson (right heel inflammation), Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery) and Isaiah Stevens (G League).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
That’s because the winter premiere opens with Franks thrusting his foot through the heel of one boot, forcing him to first wear a pair of Reeboks to the office, and later borrow a pair of Randy’s boat shoes.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
Haas adds that the key to incorporating an ankle-joint glide while stretching is having your toes upward (or heel downward) as opposed to your foot flat on the floor where this can get missed.
—Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 19 Nov. 2024
What about the whole thing coming down to an onside kick — the Achilles heel for 2024 Ravens special teams?
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heel
Verb
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Its roof slopes down quite steeply from front to back; its front wall also slopes.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Multiple architectural elements are sloped or curved, including the hallways between guest rooms.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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My job was to go over there and not be a jerk and try to advance the stand-up ball a couple of yards for the next guy that comes over there.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2025
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Drugs and being a selfish jerk threaten everything, of course, and seeing a chimp go through the out-of-control partying instead of a normal dude is a bit different.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Neck Rolls Gently tilt your head toward one shoulder, hold for about 5 seconds, and then slowly roll your chin across your collarbone to bring it toward your chest.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
1 Feb. 2025
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If Elon Musk turns the dials on X to tilt the conversation in the Republican Party’s direction before the 2028 elections, who will stop him? New path to power Attention, not money, is now the fuel of American politics.—
Ezra Klein,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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According to LifeLine, the DeKalb shelter takes in 135 dogs a week on average.—
Jim Gaines,
ajc,
13 Sep. 2023
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Sep. 2023
Verb
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That deal hasn't caused the Lakers to rocket up the West standings, which seemingly has James and Davis angling for another impact move.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Travis Konecny tossed the puck to a charging Owen Tippett, who angled it past Shesterkin just 1:25 into the first period.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.—
Frank Rojas,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The buzziest piece unveiled for last year’s show consisted of two large inflatable clown heads squished between two buildings.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Conversely, the snake finds the tiger to be too sensitive.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Individual crates were the mode of transport for nearly all the animals except for the snakes, which were placed in pillow cases.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For instance, if a skunk or raccoon has invaded a home, Whitmore thoroughly inspects it to understand where and how the animal enters.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
12 Dec. 2024
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Any time an agricultural producer or horse owner or home gardener has a persistent issue with dangerous or destructive animals — skunks denning under a shed, raccoons raiding a chicken coop, bears gorging in a vineyard — Chandler can assist, either with advice or, if necessary, direct intervention.—
Malcolm Brooks Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Zak Mouton,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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