Heel
noun
- 1.
- (The back part of the foot, under the ankle, the part of a boot, shoe, or stocking that covers the heel, or the block of leather or rubber beneath it, anything like a heel in position or shape) heel of the foot កែងជើង, heel of a shoe កែងស្បែកជើង, heel of bread ចុង, take to one's heels រត់គេចទៅ
- 2.
- (SLANG) មនុស្សអាក្រក់
Example: He's a heels. - 3.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) កែងជើង
verb — past tense: heeled ; past participle: heeled ; present participle: heeling ;
- 1.
- (NAUTICAL) (INTRANSITIVE) ផ្អៀង
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) (to add a heel to, as in knitting, to tough ground, or a ban, with the heel) ដាក់កែងថ្មី (ស្បែកជើង)
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) បែរក្រោយ
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) ធ្វើអោយផ្អៀង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
- 1.
- The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds.
- 2.
- The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or shoe.
- 3.
- The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part.
- 4.
- Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
- 5.
- The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests
- 6.
- The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc.
- 7.
- In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position.
- 8.
- The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt.
- 9.
- The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe.
- 10.
- Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
- 11.
- The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
- 12.
- A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen.
- 13.
- The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft.
- 14.
- The after end of a ship's keel.
- 15.
- In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
verb — past tense: heeled ; past participle: heeled ; present participle: heeling ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
- 3.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like.
- 5.
- (TRANSITIVE) To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
- 6.
- (TRANSITIVE) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.