low-heel

  • 1low-heel — n Australian a prostitute. The term refers to someone who is literally down at heel from walk ing the streets. The second form of the expression is based on a mis hearing of the true phrase …

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  • 2heel — heel1 [hēl] n. [ME hele < OE hela, akin to Du hiel < Gmc * hanhila < * hanha < IE base * kenk , leg joint, heel] 1. the back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep: see CALCANEUS 2. the corresponding part of the …

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  • 3Low (band) — Low Low playing in downtown Duluth, December 2004. From left to right: Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, and Zak Sally (pictured on a monitor) Background information Origin Duluth, Minnesota …

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  • 4heel — 1 noun (C) 1 OF YOUR FOOT the back part of your foot body, foot 1 2 OF A SHOE the raised part of a shoe that is under the back of your foot 3 high heeled/low heeled etc high heeled or low heeled shoes have high or low heels 4 OF A SOCK the part… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5Heel (professional wrestling) — In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. [Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.2)] In non wrestling jargon, heels are the bad guys in pro wrestling storylines. They are typically opposed by a babyface… …

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  • 6heel — heel1 [hi:l] n ↑heel, ↑upper, ↑toe, ↑lace, ↑lining, ↑sole ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of your foot)¦ 2¦(of a shoe)¦ 3¦(of a sock)¦ 4¦(of your hand)¦ 5 heels 6 at …

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  • 7Low back pain — Infobox Disease Name = Low back pain Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|M|54|4|m|50 ICD10|M|54|5|m|50 ICD9 = ICD9|724.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 003108 eMedicineSubj = pmr eMedicineTopic = 73 MeshID = D017116 Low back pain (sometimes… …

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  • 8heel — heel1 [ hil ] noun count ** 1. ) the back part of your foot, below your ANKLE: I ve got a sore heel. A little dog followed them, snapping at their heels. sit back on your heels: He sat back on his heels and swore. 2. ) the part underneath the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9heel — I UK [hiːl] / US [hɪl] noun [countable] Word forms heel : singular heel plural heels ** 1) the back part of your foot, below your ankle I ve got a sore heel. sit back on your heels: He sat back on his heels and swore. 2) a) the part underneath… …

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  • 10heel — noun 1 back part of the foot VERB + HEEL ▪ lean back on, sit back on, squat on ▪ She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels. ▪ rock (back) on ▪ The punch rocked him back on his …

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