A disease in the feet of a horse or other animal.

The puncturing of the heel of a neonatal baby in order to withdraw a blood sample

Wearing spurs on one's heels. / Of a bird: having a long straight hind claw.

Of footwear, having high heels.

To walk in high heels.

present participle of high-heel

(archaic) Nimble or lively in walking or running; swift of foot.

(dance) A ballroom dancing move in which the dancer steps backwards, shifts their weight on to the back foot, and turns on the heel of that foot while holding the other foot close and parallel to it.

A curved heel on a woman's shoe that is pitched forward so that the weight of the heel falls on the plantar arch. / A shaped heel with narrow reinforcement on a sock or stocking.

A very tall, narrow heel on a shoe. / A shoe with such a heel.