Heel (Verb)
Meaning 1
Strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The golfer's technique was to heel a golf ball to prevent it from going too far off course.
- By mistake, he heeled the next ball so it veered sharply into the trees.
- After some practice, he mastered the art of heeling golf balls to control their trajectory.
- Don't heel a golf ball unless you want to see it spin out of control in the wrong direction.
- During a match, he decided to take a risk and heel a golf ball, unfortunately, it didn't quite work as planned.
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Meaning 2
Follow at the heels of a person.
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Perform with the heels; "heel that dance".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 4
Put a new heel on; "heel shoes".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..