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backheel

backheel noun: a kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.

Noun

backheel (plural backheels)

  1. A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
    • [Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser.2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport
  2. A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.

Verb

backheel (third-person singular simple present backheels, present participle backheeling, simple past and past participle backheeled)

  1. To perform such a kick.
    • Mount’s low cross deflected, Olivier Giroud backheeled for Pulisic and Arsenal’s defenders seemed to react in slow motion.2020 August 1, David Hytner, “Aubameyang at the double as Arsenal turn tables on Chelsea to win FA Cup”, in The Guardian
  2. To perform such a trip or throw.

backheel meaning in Tamil

backheel in Tamil

பின் குதி

Forms of backheel

Noun
pluralbackheels
Verb
third-person singular presentbackheels
present participlebackheeling
past participlebackheeled
pastbackheeled

Origin of backheel

From back + heel.

Words formed from backheel

Questions about backheel

What does backheel mean?
Backheel means a kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
What is backheel in Tamil?
Backheel in Tamil is பின் குதி. See Backheel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is backheel?
Backheel can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backheel?
The plural of backheel is backheels.

Words near backheel in the dictionary

  1. backhauls
  2. backhead
  3. backheader
  4. backheaders
  5. backheads
  6. backheel
  7. backheeled
  8. backheeler
  9. backheelers
  10. backheeling
  11. backheels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backheel (page history and authors); backheel (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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