heel

Related to heel: Heel spur, heel pain

heel

1. informal A disreputable, dishonest, or unscrupulous person. Sarah's first husband turned out to be a total heel. Thank God she had the sense to leave him when she did. The salesperson was a real heel, using every dishonest trick in the book to secure a sale.
2. In professional wrestling, a wrestler who portrays the villain of the performance. I firmly believe that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper was the greatest heel in all of the WWE, and you'll never convince me otherwise. She's the classic heel, the wrestler that everybody loves to hate.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

heel

n. a low and despicable man. The guy is a heel, and he seems to work at it, too.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • Achilles' heel
  • an Achilles heel
  • an/somebody's Achilles' heel
  • at (one's) heels
  • at heel
  • at someone's heels
  • at your heels
  • at/on somebody's heels
  • be dragging your feet
  • be head over heels (in love)
  • beef to (the) heel
  • beef to (the) heel like a Mullingar heifer
  • bless the world with (one's) heels
  • bring (someone) to heel
  • bring a dog to heel
  • bring someone to heel
  • bring to heel
  • call (someone) to heel
  • come to heel
  • cool (one's) heels
  • cool heels
  • cool one's heels
  • cool one's heels, to
  • cool your heels
  • cop a heel
  • couldn't pour water out of a boot if the instructions were on the heel
  • couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel
  • dig (one's) heels in
  • dig heels in
  • dig in
  • dig in (one's) heels
  • dig in heels
  • dig in your heels
  • dig your heels in
  • down at heel
  • down at the heel
  • down at the heels
  • down-at-heel
  • down-at-heels
  • down-at-the-heel
  • down-at-the-heels
  • drag (one's) feet
  • drag (one's) heels
  • drag one's feet
  • drag your feet/heels
  • fall head over heels
  • fall head over heels in love
  • fall head over heels in love with (someone)
  • from head to heels
  • from head to toe
  • from head/top to heels/toe/foot
  • hairy at the heel
  • hard on (one's)/the heels
  • hard on the heels of (someone or something)
  • hard on the heels of something
  • hard on your heels
  • hard/hot on somebody's heels
  • head over heels
  • head over heels (in love), to be/fall
  • head over heels in debt
  • head over heels in love
  • heart sinks, one's
  • heel
  • heeled
  • heels of, at/on the
  • hot on (one's) heels
  • hot on the heels of
  • hot on the heels of (someone or something)
  • kick (one's) heels
  • kick (one's) heels up
  • kick heels up
  • kick up (one's) heels
  • kick up heels
  • kick up one's heels
  • kick up one's heels, to
  • kick up your heels
  • kick your heels
  • lay (one) by the heels
  • lay by the heels
  • nip on (someone's or something's) heels
  • on (one's) heels
  • on heels
  • on the heels of
  • on the heels of (someone or something)
  • out at the elbows
  • out at the heel(s)
  • put (one) back on (one's) heels
  • rock (one) back on (one's) heels
  • round heels
  • set (one) back on (one's) heels
  • set back on one's heels
  • set one back on heels
  • set someone back on their heels
  • set you back on your heels
  • show (one's) heels
  • show (someone) a clean pair of heels
  • show a clean pair of heels
  • show heels
  • show one's heels
  • show someone or something a clean pair of heels
  • spin on (one's) heels
  • take to (one's) heels
  • take to heels
  • take to one's heels
  • take to one's heels, to
  • take to your heels
  • to heel
  • tread on (one's) heels
  • tread on somebody's heels
  • turn on (one's) heel
  • turn on one's heel
  • turn on your heel
  • turn/spin on your heel
  • under (one's) heel
  • under the heel of
  • under the heel of (someone)
  • under the heel of somebody
  • upon the heels of
  • well-fixed
  • well-heeled
  • well-heeled for (a particular type of person)
  • well-heeled, to be
  • you heel
References in periodicals archive
As MediNatura previously announced Heel's over-the-counter (OTC) products will be replaced by MediNatura's OTC product line.
MediNatura closes Heel takeover
High heels enjoy a special status in every woman's life.
How to stay happy in heels
While there is an established connection between high heels and foot pain, this is the first time the effect of shoes on feet can be seen in real time.
Foot and heels: the inside story
Top tips include: 1 - Work your way up, start with a small heel. 2 - Take small steps, the taller the heel the shorter the step.
Cat Harvey
Cardiovascular/Metabolic Responses Walking 76.5 Meters in 2, 4, and 6-Inch Heel Heights
Effects of walking in high heeled shoes on oxygen consumption and energy expenditure in young women
When asked about their perfect choice of high heeled shoes, women who were unrelated produced a wide range of answers, showing enormous statistical variance in heel height, style and colour.
Debenhams reveals mothers pass on the ability to walk in high heels
This condition is usually called policemen's heel, where the inflammation causes a severe, sharp and piercing painful sensation in your heel, which is usually felt with your very first steps in the morning and slowly lessens during the day.
Pakistan: Physiotherapy: Well heeled
Unlike other trends, heels pose physical risks that include a tightening of the heel cord and changes in the growth plate.
Parents, doctors debate tots teetering in heels
In spite of the fact that this "heel manoeuvre" enabled an undersized pankratiast to go undefeated in competition, no one seems to know exactly how the technique was executed.
Understanding ancient combatives: the "heel manoeuvre" in Philostratus' Heroicus 14.4-15.3
"We studied how a woman's weight is shifted away from the heel and arch toward her forefoot when wearing high heels, which commonly results in ball-of-foot pain," says Charlie Lundy, research and development director for Dr.
Dr. Scholl's line keeps growing
For Burgos, some pieces require character shoes with a wider heel and toe box, while others call for ballroom shoes with a very thin heel and tapered front.
From heel to toe: the pleasure & pain of dancing in high heels
Most cases are caused when a band of tissue, the plantar fascia, which connects the foot bones to the heel bone, becomes damaged due to overuse (as in marching soldiers).
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PS29.99, Zara CARVELA GAYE BLOCK HEEL SANDALS, WHITE: Wear these white heeled sandals to your next summer party.
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