{
    "term": "heel",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the back part of the foot below the ankle",
            "sensetop": "on your heels",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Apply the cream to dry, cracked heels before bed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took a potato from the fire and sat back on her heels.",
                    "contextForm": "on your heels"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The punch rocked him back on his heels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Despite severe pain from a badly bruised heel, he ran the race of his life."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + heel": ["lean back on", "sit back on", "squat on"],
                "heel + verb": ["click"],
                "heel + noun": ["injury"],
                "preposition": ["at your heels", "under the heel"],
                "phrases": [
                    "close on somebody’s heels",
                    "hard on somebody’s heels",
                    "hot on somebody’s heels"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the part of a sock, etc. that covers the heel",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["low", "high", "spike"],
                "verb + heel": ["catch"],
                "heel + noun": ["bar"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the raised part on the bottom of a shoe, boot, etc. that makes the shoe, etc. higher at the back",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "shoes with a low/high heel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a stiletto heel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He kicked the door shut with the heel of his shoe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sergeant clicked his heels and walked out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She caught her heel and tripped on the step."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["low", "high", "spike"],
                "verb + heel": ["catch"],
                "heel + noun": ["bar"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "having the type of heel mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "high-heeled shoes"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a pair of shoes that have high heels",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She doesn't often wear heels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to do the whole walk in heels."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the raised part of the inside of the hand where it joins the wrist",
            "sensetop": "heel of your hand/palm",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a man who is unpleasant to other people and cannot be trusted",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "following closely behind somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He fled from the stadium with the police at his heels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to force somebody to obey you and accept discipline",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a non-violent means of bringing the rebels to heel"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make a dog come close to you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to agree to obey somebody and accept their orders",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to come close to the person who has called it",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have to wait for somebody/something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to refuse to do something or to change your mind about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They dug in their heels and would not lower the price."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be deliberately slow in doing something or in making a decision",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very close behind somebody/something; very soon after something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He turned and fled with Peter hot on his heels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They reached the border with the police hot on their heels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Further successes came hot on the heels of her first best-selling novel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "News of rising unemployment followed hard on the heels of falling export figures."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "loving somebody very much",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's fallen head over heels in love with his boss."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have nothing to do while you are waiting for somebody/something",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We were kicking our heels, waiting for some customers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be relaxed and enjoy yourself",
            "labels": "(especially North American English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to run away from somebody/something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to follow somebody closely",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to turn around suddenly so that you are facing in the opposite direction",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He turned on his heel and marched away angrily."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "completely controlled by somebody",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The island spent several centuries under the heel of the British Empire."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hiːl/",
                "audio": "he/heel/heel__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/hiːl/",
                "audio": "he/heel/heel__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun Old English hēla, hǣla, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hiel."
}