Heel Shoes Back Hiːl Part Clicked Close Somebody/Something

• shoes with a low/high heel
• a stiletto heel
• the sergeant clicked his heels and walked out.
• high-heeled shoes

heel

1. the back part of the foot below the ankle
2. the part of a sock, etc. that covers the heel
3. the raised part on the bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back
• compare sole
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sole_2
• shoes with a low/high heel
• a stiletto heel
• The sergeant clicked his heels and walked out.
4. having the type of heel mentioned
• see also well heeled
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/well-heeled
• high-heeled shoes
5. a pair of women’s shoes that have high heels
• see also kitten heels
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/kitten-heels
• She doesn't often wear heels.
6. the raised part of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist
7. a man who is unpleasant to other people and cannot be trusted
8. following closely behind somebody
• He fled from the stadium with the police at his heels.
9. to force somebody to obey you and accept discipline
• a non-violent means of bringing the rebels to heel
10. to make a dog come close to you
11. to agree to obey somebody and accept their orders
12. to come close to the person who has called it
13. to have to wait for somebody/something
14. to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something
• They dug in their heels and would not lower the price.
15. to be deliberately slow in doing something or in making a decision
• related noun foot-dragging
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foot-dragging
16. loving somebody very much
• He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss.
17. to have nothing to do while you are waiting for somebody/something
• We were kicking our heels, waiting for some customers.
18. to be relaxed and enjoy yourself
19. very close behind somebody/something; very soon after something
• News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures.
• He ran ahead, with the others hot on his heels
20. to run away from somebody/something
21. to follow somebody closely
22. to turn around suddenly so that you are facing in the opposite direction
23. completely controlled by somebody
• The island spent several centuries under the heel of the British Empire.

Extra Examples

• He rocked back and forth on his heels as he laughed.
• He turned on his heel and marched away angrily.
• I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired.
• She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels.
• She caught her heel and tripped on the step.
• She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels.
• The officer clicked his heels together and saluted.
• The punch rocked him back on his heels.
• They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.

Word Origin

• noun Old English hēla, hǣla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hiel.