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heeled

/hiːld/

heeled is the simple past and past participle of heel.

Adjective

heeled (comparative more heeled, superlative most heeled)

  1. (in-compounds, often) Having a heel (of a specified type).
    • high-heeled boots
  2. (archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon.
    • I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.1903, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, Norton, published 2005, page 896
  3. (slang) Wealthy; having enough money.
    • I have a large apt. could accommodate you. Tell Neal to come too if he is heeled.1949 September 26, William S. Burroughs, “To Jack Kerouac”, in Oliver Harris, editor, The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945–1959, New York: Penguin, published 1993, →ISBN, page 53

Meaning of heel

Verb

heel (third-person singular simple present heels, present participle heeling, simple past and past participle heeled)

  1. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
    • She called to her dog to heel.
  2. To cause to follow at somebody’s heels (transitive).
  3. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
    • So I laid down my knittin', an' got up, an' stole ovir to the banes, an' nivir believe me iv I didn't see, sittin' right forenint me, in the very middle of thim, a bit of an ould man, not a quarther so big as a new-born child, wid a little cocked hat an his head, an' a dudeen in his mouth, smokin'...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 378
  4. To kick with the heel.
    • she heeled her horse forward
  5. (transitive) To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
    • I cannot sing,
      Nor heel the high lavolt.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  6. (transitive) To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

See all 35 meanings of heel

Forms of heeled

comparativemore heeled
superlativemost heeled

Origin of heeled

From heel + -ed.

Words formed from heeled

Phrases with heeled

Words that rhyme with heeled

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Questions about heeled

What does heeled mean?
Heeled means having a heel (of a specified type).
What is heeled the simple past and past participle of?
Heeled is the simple past and past participle of heel.
What part of speech is heeled?
Heeled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce heeled?
Heeled is pronounced /hiːld/.

Words near heeled in the dictionary

  1. heelballs
  2. heelbone
  3. heelbones
  4. heeld
  5. heelds
  6. heeled
  7. heeled out
  8. heeled over
  9. heeled up
  10. heeler
  11. heelers

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