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.
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.
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.
He turned on his heel and marched away angrily.
click (together)
The officer clicked his heels together and saluted.
The officer clicked his heels together and saluted.
catch
She caught her heel and tripped.
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.
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.
(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.
(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.
I took my shoes to a heel bar to have them repaired.