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Collocations for heel - 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 heels. | He rocked back and forth on his heels as he laughed.
pivot on, spin on, turn on
He turned on his heel and marched away angrily.
click (together)
The officer clicked his heels together and saluted.
catch
She caught her heel and tripped.
injure

HEEL + VERB

click

HEEL + NOUN

injury

PREP.

at your ~s
She came up the path with two little dogs at her heels.
under the ~
(figurative) For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.

PHRASES

(close/hard/hot) on your heels
(figurative) They reached the border with the police hot on their heels.

2. part of a shoe/sock

ADJ.

flat, low | high, spike, stiletto | three-inch, etc.

HEEL + NOUN

bar
I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired.

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