Английский словарь американских идиом - heel
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Heel
heel
See: AT ONE'S HEELS, COOL ONE'S HEELS, DOWN AT-THE-HEEL or DOWN-AT-HEEL, DRAG ONE'S FEET or DRAG ONE'S HEELS, HEAD OVER HEELS, KICK UP ONE'S HEELS, ON ONE'S HEELS or ON THE HEELS OF, SET BACK ON ONE'S HEELS or KNOCK BACK ON ONE'S HEELS, TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS also SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS, TO HEEL, TURN ON ONE'S HEEL, WELL-HEELED.
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(heels) 1. Your heel is the back part of your foot, just below your ankle. N-COUNT 2. The heel of a shoe is the raised part on the bottom at the back. ...the shoes with the high heels. N-COUNT 3. Heels are women’s shoes that are raised very high at the back. ...two well-dressed ladies in high heels... ...the old adage that you shouldn’t wear heels with trousers. N-PLURAL 4. The heel of a sock or stocking is the part that covers your heel. N-COUNT 5. The heel of your hand is the rounded pad at the bottom of your palm. N-COUNT: N of n 6. see also Achilles heel 7. If you bring someone to heel, you force them to obey you. It’s still not clear how the president will use his power to bring the republics to heel. PHRASE: V inflects 8. If you dig your heels in or dig in your heels, you refuse to do something such as change your opinions or plans, especially when someone is trying very hard to make you do so. It was really the British who, by digging their heels in, prevented any last-minute deal. PHRASE: V inflects 9. If you say that one event follows hard on the heels of another or hot on the heels of another, you mean that one happens very quickly or immediately after another. Unfortunately, bad news has come hard on the heels of good... PHRASE: PHR after v, PHR n 10. If you say that someone is hot on your heels, you are emphasizing that they are chasing you and are not very far behind you. They sped through the American southwest with the law hot on their heels. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR c darkgreen]emphasis 11. If you are kicking your heels, you are having to wait around with nothing to do, so that you get bored or impatient. (BRIT INFORMAL) The authorities wouldn’t grant us permission to fly all the way down to San Francisco, so I had to kick my heels at Tunis Airport. PHRASE: V inflects 12. If you turn on your heel or spin on your heel, you suddenly turn round, especially because you are angry or surprised. He simply turned on his heel and walked away. ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hela; akin to Old Norse h?ll ~, Old English hoh — more at hock Date: before 12th century 1. a. the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch b. the part of the hind limb of other vertebrates that is homologous with the human ~ 2. an anatomical structure suggestive of the human ~; especially the part of the palm of the hand nearest the wrist 3. one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread 4. a. the part (as of a shoe) that covers the human ~ b. a solid attachment of a shoe or boot forming the back of the sole under the ~ of the foot 5. a rear, low, or bottom part: as a. the after end of a ship's keel or the lower end of a mast b. the base of a tuber or cutting of a plant used for propagation c. the base of a ladder 6. a contemptible person • ~less adjective II. verb Date: 1605 transitive verb 1. a. to furnish with a ~ b. to supply especially with money 2. a. to exert pressure on, propel, or strike with the ~ ~ed her horse b. to urge (as a lagging animal) by following closely or by nipping at the ~s dogs ~ing cattle intransitive verb to move along at someone's ~s III. verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English ~den, from Old English hieldan; akin to Old High German hald inclined, Lithuanian salis side, region Date: 1575 intransitive verb to lean to one side ; tip; especially of a boat or ship to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves) — compare list transitive verb to cause (a boat) to ~ IV. noun Date: 1760 a tilt (as of a boat) to one side; also the extent of such a tilt ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 the back part of the foot below the ankle. 2 the corresponding part in vertebrate animals. 3 a the part of a sock etc. covering the heel. b the part of a shoe or boot supporting the heel. 4 a thing like a heel in form or position, e.g. the part of the palm next to the wrist, the end of a violin bow at which it is held, or the part of a golf club near where the head joins the shaft. 5 the crust end of a loaf of bread. 6 colloq. a person regarded with contempt or disapproval. 7 (as int.) a command to a dog to walk close to its owner's heel. --v. 1 tr. fit or renew a heel on (a shoe or boot). 2 intr. touch the ground with the heel as in dancing. 3 intr. (foll. by out) Rugby Football pass the ball with the heel. 4 tr. Golf strike (the ball) with the heel of the club. Phrases and idioms at heel 1 (of a dog) close behind. 2 (of a person etc.) under control. at (or on) the heels of following closely after (a person or event). cool (or kick) one's heels be kept waiting. down at heel 1 (of a shoe) with the heel worn down. 2 (of a person) shabby. take to one's heels run away. to heel 1 (of a dog) close behind. 2 (of a person etc.) under control. turn on one's heel turn sharply round. well-heeled colloq. wealthy. Derivatives heelless adj. Etymology: OE hela, h{aelig}la f. Gmc 2. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a ship etc.) lean over owing to the pressure of wind or an uneven load (cf. LIST(2)). 2 tr. cause (a ship etc.) to do this. --n. the act or amount of heeling. Etymology: prob. f. obs. heeld, hield incline, f. OE hieldan, OS -heldian f. Gmc 3. var. of HELE. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) пятка (чулка или носка) 2) вершина углового профиля 3) зуб верховой граня (плотины) 4) зеркало ванны, зеркало расплавленного металла 5) нижняя часть; опорный участок (конструкции) 6) задняя (тыльная) часть 7) ж.-д. корень (крестовины) 8) ж.-д. пята (остряка) 9) мор. пят(к)а; основание 10) мор. (статический) крен (под действием внешних сил) кренить(ся); крен(г)овать 11) кож. каблук - cam heel - cuban heel - cushion heel - derrick heel - extended heel - mast heel - parliament heel - patch heel - pillar heel - point heel - pointed heel - pyramid heel - reciprocated heel - ring heel - rudder heel - square heel - vision heel ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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опорная пята (стрелы, стойки) нижний торец вертикального бруса дверной рамы зуб верхового откоса (плотины) ж.-д.корень крестовины crowbar heel switch heel ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1) каблук 2) каблучный 3) кренить 4) крениться 5) креновать 6) куток 7) пятка 8) шпор - bead heel - heel block - heel end winding - heel of dam - heel of rim - heel seat ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) поверхность затылка (метчика) 2) кромка у затылка зуба 3) кромка спинки пера (сверла) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский словарь по машиностроению
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. пятка; пята heels in, toes out —- спорт. пятки вместе, носки врозь heels lifting —- спорт. отрыв пяток to blister one's heels —- натереть пятки 2. пятка (чулка или носка) 3. задник ботинка 4. задний шип подковы 5. шпора (у птиц) 6. каблук high heels —- высокие каблуки stilleto (spike) heel —- каблук-шпилька to wear high heels —- ходить на высоких каблуках to click one's heels —- щелкать каблуками 7. задняя часть копыта,"пятка" cloven heel —- раздвоенное копыто to fling out one's heels —- лягаться 8. часто pl. задняя нога (животного) 9. что-л. напоминающее по форме пятку или каблук the heel Italy —- "сапог" Италии (изображение Апеннинского полуострова на карте) 10. архит. каблучок 11. пятка (клюшки для хоккея или гольфа) heel of the blade —- пятка крюка (хоккейной клюшки) 12. пятка, часть лезвия (ножа, меча, косы и т. п.), прилегающая к рукоятке 13. спец. нижняя часть опоры; пята heel of frog —- ж-д. корень или пята (крестовины) 14. стр. нижняя часть стойки или стропильной ноги 15. мор. шпор (мачты) 16. верхняя или нижняя корка (буханки); горбушка 17. корка (сыра) the heel of a Dutch cheese —- корка голландского сыра 18. конец, концовка, последняя часть (периода, времени и т. п.) heel of a hunt —- конец охоты Id: heavy heel —- тяжелый гнет Id: the iron heel —- железная пята Id: under the heel of smb. —-...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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of Achilles ахиллесова пята HEEL I 1. noun 1) пятка; пята at/on/upon smb. s heels - по пятам, следом за кем-л. to turn on ones heels - а) круто повернуться (и уйти); б) бесцеремонно повернуться к кому-л. спиной - iron heel - at the heel of 2) пятка (чулка или носка); задник (ботинка) - out at heels 3) каблук - down at heels 4) задний шип подковы 5) шпора (петуха) 6) остаток (чего-л.: корка сыра, хлеба и т.п.) 7) coll. обманщик; подлец, мерзавец 8) грань, вершина, ребро 9) constr. нижняя часть стойки или стропильной ноги heels over head - вверх ногами, вверх тормашками to show a clean pair of heels, to take to ones heels - удирать, улепетывать to cool/kick ones heels - (зря) дожидаться - heel of Achilles - Achilles heel - clap by the heels - lay by the heels - bring to heel - come to heel Syn: see scoundrel 2. v. 1) прибивать каблуки, набойки 2) пристукивать каблуками (в танце) 3) бить каблуком 4) следовать по пятам 5) amer.; coll. снабжать (особ. деньгами) II naut. 1. noun крен 2. v. кренить(ся); килевать, кренговать Syn: see tip HEEL tendon noun anat. ахиллово сухожилие ...Англо-русский словарь
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