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- [heeld]
- /hild/
- /hiːl/
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- [heeld]
- /hild/
Definitions of heeled word
- adjective heeled provided with a heel or heels. 1
- adjective heeled provided with money; flush or wealthy (usually used in combination): one of the best-heeled families in town. 1
- adjective heeled Slang. armed, especially with a gun. 1
- noun heeled a heeling movement; a cant. 1
- verb with object heeled to cause to lean or cant. 1
- verb without object heeled to incline to one side; cant; tilt: The ship heeled in going about. 1
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Origin of heeled
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; heel1 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Heeled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heeled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
heeled usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heeled
verb heeled
- repaired — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- mended — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- followed — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- attended — to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.
noun heeled
- ended — Simple past tense and past participle of end.
- remaindered — something that remains or is left: the remainder of the day.
- sneaked — to go in a stealthy or furtive manner; slink; skulk.
- reared — to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child.
- rested — the part that is left or remains; remainder: The rest of the students are in the corridor.