heeled
[ heeld ]
/ hild /
adjective
OTHER WORDS FROM heeled
un·heeled, adjectiveWords nearby heeled
heel in,
heel tendon,
heel-and-toe,
heel-and-toe racing,
heelball,
heeled,
heeler,
heeling tank,
heelpiece,
heelplate,
heelpost
Definition for heeled (2 of 3)
Origin of heel
1OTHER WORDS FROM heel
heel·less, adjectiveDefinition for heeled (3 of 3)
heel
2
[ heel ]
/ hil /
verb (used without object)
to incline to one side; cant; tilt: The ship heeled in going about.
verb (used with object)
to cause to lean or cant.
noun
a heeling movement; a cant.
Origin of heel
2
1565–75; variant of earlier
heeld, Middle English
helden, Old English
hieldan to lean, slope; akin to Old English
heald, Old Norse
hallr sloping
Example sentences from the Web for heeled
British Dictionary definitions for heeled (1 of 3)
heeled
/ (hiːld) /
adjective
- having a heel or heels
- (in combination)high-heeled
well-heeled
wealthy
British Dictionary definitions for heeled (2 of 3)
heel
1
/ (hiːl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of heel
heelless, adjectiveWord Origin for heel
Old English
hēla; related to Old Norse
hǣll, Old Frisian
hêl
British Dictionary definitions for heeled (3 of 3)
heel
2
/ (hiːl) /
verb
(of a vessel) to lean over; list
noun
inclined position from the vertical
the boat is at ten degrees of heel
Word Origin for heel
Old English
hieldan; related to Old Norse
hallr inclined, Old High German
helden to bow
Medical definitions for heeled
heel
[ hēl ]
n.
The rounded posterior portion of the foot under and behind the ankle.
A similar anatomical part, such as the rounded base of the palm.
Idioms and Phrases with heeled
heel
see Achilles' heel; at someone's heels; bring to heel; cool one's heels; dig in (one's heels); drag one's feet (heels); head over heels; kick up one's heels; on the heels of; out at the elbows (heels); set back on one's heels; show one's heels; take to one's heels; to heel; turn on one's heel.