# heeled

Pronunciation: US say "HEELD" /hild/; UK

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of heel. — simple past and past participle of heel
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of heel. Use it for the past, or after words like have, has, or was.
   - _The ship heeled hard to port as the storm intensified._
   - _The puppy finally heeled without being told twice._

## Adjective

2. Having a heel, often of a specified type, as in high-heeled or low-heeled.
   - Simple: Made with a raised part under the back, the way many shoes and boots are.
   - _She switched to flat shoes after years of wearing heeled ones._
   - _The dancers preferred heeled footwear that clicked sharply on the wooden stage._
3. Having enough money; financially well-off. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Rich, with plenty of money to spend.
   - _The newcomers were clearly heeled, judging by their cars and their clothes._
   - _After the deal closed, he was suddenly heeled enough to buy the whole block._

## Adjective

4. Prepared for action, and especially armed with a weapon. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Ready for trouble, especially carrying a weapon.
   - _Every rancher in that valley went about heeled during the range war._
   - _The marshal arrived heeled and braced for resistance._

## Origin

Formed from "heel" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/heeled (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).