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backheels

backheels is the plural of backheel.

backheels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of backheel.

Meaning of backheel

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.

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Questions about backheels

What is backheels the plural of?
Backheels is the plural of backheel.

Words near backheels in the dictionary

  1. backheel
  2. backheeled
  3. backheeler
  4. backheelers
  5. backheeling
  6. backheels
  7. backhoe
  8. backhoe loader
  9. backhoed
  10. backhoeing
  11. backhoes

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