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heeled

USHEELD/hild/

4 meanings of heeled

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of heel. Use it for the past, or after words like have, has, or was.

    The sailboat heeled to one side in the sudden gust.

    The well-trained dog heeled at its owner's command.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Made with a raised part under the back, the way many shoes and boots are.

    The dress code called for heeled shoes, not sneakers.

    Years of wearing heeled boots left her with sore arches.

    Oppositeflat

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  3. 3
    adjectiveslang
    Rich, with plenty of money to spend.

    Like having a wallet that is always full of money.

    Once the business took off, the whole family was thoroughly heeled.

    Only the heeled guests could afford the auction's best items.

    Similarwealthy, rich, affluent, flush, loaded

    Oppositepoor, broke, penniless

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  1. 4
    adjectivearchaic
    Ready for trouble, especially carrying a weapon.

    Like always carrying something you might need if there is trouble.

    The travelers crossed the pass heeled, in case of robbers.

    I was heeled also, and I held up my gun to scare him off and let me get away.
    1903, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Dancing MenHere, heeled means carrying a gun and ready for trouble.
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heeled is a form of heel

heel, verb: When a dog heels, it walks close beside your feet, usually because you told it to. Full entry

Forms
heelheels he/she/itheeling -ing formheeled past tense, past participle
Spelling
heel → heeled: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

From the word "heel" plus the ending "-ed".