Transcription
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- [heel and toh]
- /hil ænd toʊ/
- /hiːl ənd təʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heel and toh]
- /hil ænd toʊ/
Definitions of heel-and-toe word
- adjective heel-and-toe noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it. 1
- adjective heel-and-toe of or denoting a style of walking in which the heel of the front foot touches the ground before the toes of the rear one leave it 0
- verb heel-and-toe (esp in motor racing) to use the heel and toe of the same foot to operate the brake and accelerator 0
- adjective heel-and-toe designating or of a walking race or jogging step in which the heel of one foot touches the ground before the toes of the other leave it 0
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Origin of heel-and-toe
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Heel-and-toe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heel-and-toe popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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