heel

heel
hi:l 1. noun
1) (the back part of the foot: I have a blister on my heel.) hæl
2) (the part of a sock etc that covers this part of the foot: I have a hole in the heel of my sock.) hæl
3) (the part of a shoe, boot etc under or round the heel of the foot: The heel has come off this shoe.) hæl
2. verb
1) (to put a heel on (a shoe etc).) sette hæl på, flikke
2) ((usually with over) (of ships) to lean to one side: The boat heeled over in the strong wind.) krenge, legge (seg) over
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- at/on one's heels
- kick one's heels
- take to one's heels
- to heel
- turn on one's heel
hæl
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subst. \/hiːl\/
1) hæl (på fot, sko, sokker e.l.)
2) (zoologi) baksiden av hoven
3) (også om tid) siste del, siste stykke av noe, slutt
• the heel of a session
4) rest, slant
• that was the heel of the bottle
det var slanten i flasken
5) (spesielt amer., slang) dagdriver, døgenikt, slubbert, usling
at heels hakk i hæl, i hælene på (noen)
be at someone's heels eller be on\/upon someone's heels være like i hælene på noen
come to heel (om hund) gå på plass (overført) bli snill, føye seg, lyde
down at heel(s) (overført) forhutlet, sjusket
have the heels of eller get the heels of innhente, passere, ta igjen
heel of cheese osteskorpe
keep somebody under the heels holde noen nede
kick one's heels eller cool one's heels (hverdagslig) måtte vente, smøre seg med tålmodighet drive dank
kick up one's heels (hverdagslig) slå hælene i taket, ha det moro vandre, krepere, dø
lay by the heels legge i lenker, kaste i fengsel, fengsle, bure inn, arrestere
out at heel(s) med hull på (strømpe)hælen
show a clean pair of heels eller take to one's heels ta beina på nakken, stikke av
sit on one's heels sitte på huk
to heel (kommando til hund) fot, på plass
tread on somebody's heels (også overført) følge like etter noen, tråkke i hælene på noen (overført) tråkke noen på tærne
trip up somebody's heels eller kick up somebody's heels spenne bein for noen
turn on one's heel(s) snu på hælen, gjøre helt om
II
subst. \/hiːl\/
1) (sjøfart) krengning, slagside
2) mastefot
3) hæl (akterenden av kjølen)
III
verb \/hiːl\/
1) sette hæl(er) på, hælflikke
2) følge i hælene på
3) (amer., hverdagslig) utstyre med skytevåpen, utstyre med penger
4) (rugby) sparke ut ballen med hælen (fra klyngespill)
5) danse (på hælene)
heel in a plant jordslå (en plante)
heel it danse (på hælene)
IV
verb \/hiːl\/ (sjøfart)
1) (også heel over) krenge, legge (seg) over på siden, få slagside
2) få (fartøy) til å krenge

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