The difference between Dog and Heel

When used as nouns, dog means a mammal, canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding, whereas heel means the rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

When used as verbs, dog means to pursue with the intent to catch, whereas heel means to follow at somebody's heels.

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  1. Dog as a noun:

    A mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.

    Examples:

    "The dog barked all night long."

  2. Dog as a noun:

    A male dog, wolf or fox, as opposed to a bitch (often attributive).

  3. Dog as a noun (slang, derogatory):

    A dull, unattractive girl or woman.

    Examples:

    "She’s a real dog."

  4. Dog as a noun (slang):

    A man (derived from definition 2).

    Examples:

    "You lucky dog!"

    "He's a silly dog."

  5. Dog as a noun (slang, derogatory):

    A coward.

    Examples:

    "Come back and fight, you dogs!"

  6. Dog as a noun (derogatory):

    Someone who is morally reprehensible.

    Examples:

    "You dirty dog."

  7. Dog as a noun (slang):

    A sexually aggressive man (cf. horny).

  8. Dog as a noun:

    Any of various mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening something, particularly with a tooth-like projection.

  9. Dog as a noun:

    A click or pallet adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet-wheel, to restrain the back action; a click or pawl. (See also: ratchet, windlass)

  10. Dog as a noun:

    A metal support for logs in a fireplace.

    Examples:

    "The dogs were too hot to touch."

  11. Dog as a noun (cartomancy):

    The eighteenth Lenormand card.

  12. Dog as a noun:

    A hot dog.

  13. Dog as a noun (poker, _, slang):

    Underdog.

  14. Dog as a noun (slang, almost always, _, in the plural):

    Foot.

    Examples:

    "uxi My dogs are barking! My feet hurt!"

  15. Dog as a noun (Cockney rhyming slang):

    (from "dog and bone") Phone or mobile phone.

    Examples:

    "My dog is dead. My mobile-phone battery has run out of charge and is no longer able to function."

  16. Dog as a noun:

    One of the cones used to divide up a racetrack when training horses.

  1. Dog as a verb (transitive):

    To pursue with the intent to catch.

  2. Dog as a verb (transitive):

    To follow in an annoying or harassing way.

    Examples:

    "The woman cursed him so that trouble would dog his every step."

  3. Dog as a verb (transitive, nautical):

    To fasten a hatch securely.

    Examples:

    "It is very important to dog down these hatches..."

  4. Dog as a verb (intransitive, emerging usage in, _, British):

    To watch, or participate, in sexual activity in a public place.

    Examples:

    "I admit that I like to dog at my local country park."

  5. Dog as a verb (intransitive, transitive):

    To intentionally restrict one's productivity as employee; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

    Examples:

    "A surprise inspection of the night shift found that some workers were dogging it."

  1. Heel as a noun (anatomy):

    The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

  2. Heel as a noun:

    The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.

  3. Heel as a noun:

    The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.

  4. Heel as a noun:

    The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.

    Examples:

    "He drove the heel of his hand into the man's nose."

  5. Heel as a noun (usually plural):

    A woman's high-heeled shoe.

  6. Heel as a noun (firearms):

    The back, upper part of the stock.

  7. Heel as a noun:

    The last or lowest part of anything.

    Examples:

    "the heel of a mast"

    "the heel of a vessel"

  8. Heel as a noun (US, Ireland):

    A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.

  9. Heel as a noun (US):

    The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.

  10. Heel as a noun:

    A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.

  11. Heel as a noun (slang, professional wrestling):

    A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.

  12. Heel as a noun (card games):

    The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.

  13. Heel as a noun:

    Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.

  14. Heel as a noun (architecture):

    The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.

  15. Heel as a noun (specifically, US):

    The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.

  16. Heel as a noun (architecture, workman slang):

    A cyma reversa.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Gwilt"

  17. Heel as a noun (carpentry):

    The short side of an angled cut.

  18. Heel as a noun (golf):

    The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.

  19. Heel as a noun:

    In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.

  1. Heel as a verb:

    To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.

    Examples:

    "She called to her dog to heel."

  2. Heel as a verb:

    To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).

  3. Heel as a verb:

    To kick with the heel.

  4. Heel as a verb (transitive):

    To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.

  5. Heel as a verb (transitive):

    To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

  6. Heel as a verb (golf, transitive):

    To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.

  7. Heel as a verb (American football, transitive):

    To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

  1. Heel as a verb (intransitive, especially of ships):

    To incline to one side; to tilt.

  1. Heel as a noun:

    The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

    Examples:

    "The ship gave a heel to port."

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