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Definición y significado de heel
Definición
heel (n.)
1.a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads
2.the piece of leather that fits the heel
3.the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
4.(golf) partie de la tête d'un club de golf qui rejoint le manche.
5.the lower end of a ship's mast
6.the back part of the human foot
7.one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
8.someone who is morally reprehensible"you dirty dog"
heel (v. intr.)
1.put a new heel on"heel shoes"
2.strike with the heel of the club"heel a golf ball"
3.perform with the heels"heel that dance"
4.follow at the heels of a person
5.tilt to one side"The balloon heeled over" "the wind made the vessel heel" "The ship listed to starboard"
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Merriam Webster
HeelHeel (hēl), v. i. [OE. helden to lean, incline, AS. heldan, hyldan; akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw. hälla to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.] (Naut.) To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
Heeling error (Naut.), a deviation of the compass caused by the heeling of an iron vessel to one side or the other.
HeelHeel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. hēla, perh. for hōhila, fr. AS. hōh heel (cf. Hough); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, hēla, Icel. hæll, Dan. hæl, Sw. häl, and L. calx. √12. Cf. Inculcate.]
1. The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; -- in man or quadrupeds.
He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed,
His winged heels and then his armed head. Denham.
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. “The heel of a hunt.” A. Trollope. “The heel of the white loaf.” Sir W. Scott.
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; especially: (a) (Naut.) The after end of a ship's keel. (b) (Naut.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit, the sternpost, etc. (c) (Mil.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is upwards in the firing position. (d) (Mil.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword, next to the hilt. (e) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe.
6. (Man.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.
7. (Arch.) (a) 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. (b) A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen. Gwilt.
8. (Golf) The part of the face of the club head nearest the shaft.
9. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.
Heel chain (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap around the heel of the jib boom. -- Heel plate, the butt plate of a gun. -- Heel of a rafter. (Arch.) See Heel, n., 7. -- Heel ring, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the snath. -- Neck and heels, the whole body. (Colloq.) -- To be at the heels of, to pursue closely; to follow hard; as, hungry want is at my heels. Otway. -- To be down at the heel, to be slovenly or in a poor plight. -- To be out at the heels, to have on stockings that are worn out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight. Shak. -- To cool the heels. See under Cool. -- To go heels over head, to turn over so as to bring the heels uppermost; hence, to move in a inconsiderate, or rash, manner. -- To have the heels of, to outrun. -- To lay by the heels, to fetter; to shackle; to imprison. Shak. Addison. -- To show the heels, to flee; to run from. -- To take to the heels, to flee; to betake to flight. -- To throw up another's heels, to trip him. Bunyan. -- To tread upon one's heels, to follow closely. Shak.
HeelHeel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Heeling.]
1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, and the like. [R.]
I cannot sing,
Nor heel the high lavolt. Shak.
2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
5. (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
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Definición (más)
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Sinónimos
heel (n.) (ellipsis)
heel (v. intr.)
cramponner, dog, list, reheel, be hot on s.o.'s heels (colloquial), be hot on s.o.'s trail (colloquial), be on s.o.'s heels (colloquial)
Ver también
heel (n.)
heel (v. intr.)
↘ clingy, leeck-like
Frases
⇨ Achilles heel • Achilles' heel • Cuban heel • French heel • Heel Bone • Heel Spur • Heel Spur Syndrome • Heel bone • Tar Heel State • boot-heel • bring to heel • built heel • down-at-heel • grooved heel • heel counter • heel-and-toe walker • heel-and-toe walking • high heel • iron heel • spike heel • stacked heel • stiletto heel • to heel • turn on one's heel • wedge heel • wineglass heel
⇨ Achilles Heel • Achilles Heel (Palmer Archipelago) • Achilles Heel (album) • Achilles' heel • Black heel and palm • Cuban heel • Heel (bread) • Heel (corporation) • Heel (disambiguation) • Heel (professional wrestling) • Heel (shoe) • Heel Twist • Heel and Toe Films • Heel ball change • Heel de wereld • Heel flies • Heel fly • Heel hook • Heel lead • Heel lifts • Heel of Italy • Heel, Netherlands • Heel-and-toe • Heel-toe technique • Hero Heel • Hi-Heel Sneakers • I'm a Tar Heel Born • Iron Heel • Kitten heel • Neonatal heel prick • No Daylights... Nor Heel Taps • Pin Heel Stomp • Puck van Heel • Silver Heel (log canoe) • Spinning heel kick • Spool heel • Spring Heel Jack • Stiletto heel • Tar Heel • Tar Heel Sports Network • Tar Heel, North Carolina • The Daily Tar Heel • The Iron Heel • Werner Heel • Wim van Heel
Diccionario analógico
Heel (n.)
[MeSH]
Feet, Foot[Hyper.]
Calcaneus, Heel Bone[Analogie]
heel (n.)
chose en caoutchouc (fr)[ClasseParExt.]
breech; rear end; rear side; back; back part; rear; backside; back end; flip side[Classe]
béton et ciment (fr)[termes liés]
(stocking; hose; panty hose; tights; body stocking; leotard; unitard; body suit; cat suit)[termes liés]
charrue (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
latte de ski sur neige (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
heel (n.)
[ellipsis]
heel[Classe]
chaussure (fr)[Domaine]
heel (n.)
heel[ClasseHyper.]
heel (n.)
heel (n.)
end, terminal[Hyper.]
heel (n.)
pied : vue externe (fr)[DomainDescrip.]
heel (n.)
extrémité d'une chose (en longueur) (fr)[Classe]
pain (fr)[DomaineDescription]
end, terminal[Hyper.]
heel (n.)
penny pincher; miser; niggard; skinflint; scrooge; churl[Classe]
personne se comportant mal (fr)[ClasseHyper.]
scoundrel, villain[Hyper.]
heel (v. intr.)
heel (v. intr.)
heel (v. intr.)
slant; slope down; slope; incline; pitch[Classe]
(vessel; watercraft; oceangoing ship; seagoing ship; barge; boat)[termes liés]
canoë et kayak (fr)[DomainRegistre]
angle, incline, lean, slant, tilt, tip[Hyper.]
inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt[Dérivé]
lean, list[Domaine]
Wikipedia
Heel
| Heel | |
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| A girl's heel | |
| Latin | calx |
In human anatomy, the heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus or heel bone, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg.
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Human anatomy
The compressive forces applied to the foot are distributed along five rays, three medial (side of big toe) and two lateral (side of little toe). The lateral rays stretch over the cuboid bone to the heel bone and the medial rays over the three cuneiform bones and the navicular bone to the ankle bone. Because the ankle bone is placed over the heel bone, these rays are adjacent near the toes but overriding near the heel, and together they form the arches of the foot that are optimized to distributed compressive forces across an uneven terrain. In this context the heel thus forms the posterior point of support that together with the balls of the large and little toes bear the brunt of the loads. [1]
To distribute the compressive forces exerted on the heel during gait, and especially the stance phase when the heel contacts the ground, the sole of the foot is covered by a layer of subcutaneous connective tissue up to 2 cm thick (under the heel). This tissue has a system of pressure chambers that both acts as a shock absorber and stabilises the sole. Each of these chambers contains fibrofatty tissue covered by a layer of tough connective tissue made of collagen fibers. These septa ("walls") are firmly attached both to the plantar aponeurosis above and the sole's skin below. The sole of the foot is one of the most highly vascularized regions of the body surface, and the dense system of blood vessels further stabilize the septa. [2]
The Achilles tendon is the muscle tendon of the triceps surae, a "three-headed" group of muscles—the soleus and the two heads of the gastrocnemius. The main function of the triceps surae is plantar flexion, i.e. to stretch the foot downward. It is accompanied by a "fourth head", the slight plantaris muscle, the long slender tendon of which is also attached to the heel bone but not visible. [3]
Evolutionary variation
In the long-footed mammals, both the hoofed species (unguligrade) and the clawed forms which walk on the toes (digitigrade), the heel is well above the ground at the apex of the angular joint known as the hock. In plantigrade species it rests on the ground. In birds, the heel is the backward-pointing joint which is often mistaken as the "knee" (the actual knee of birds is hidden under the plumage).
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References
- Thieme Atlas of Anatomy: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System. Thieme. 2006. ISBN 1-58890-419-9.
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