heeled
USHEELD/hild/
- 1Simple 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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- 2Made 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.
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- 3
Less common meaning
- 4Ready 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.Note
Showing meanings only.
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
- Spelling
- heel → heeled: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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Origin
From the word "heel" plus the ending "-ed".