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Syllabification: (heel)
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Definition of heel

verb

  • [with object] (heel something in) set a plant in the ground and cover its roots.

Origin:

Old Englishhelian 'cover, hide', of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin celare 'hide'

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