heel out

verb

To hurry away.

Meanings

verbheel out (third-person singular simple present heels out, present participle heeling out, simple past and past participle heeled out)

present singular third person heels out · participle present heeling out · participle past heeled out · past heeled out

  1. slangTo hurry away.
  2. datedAmerican footballTo kick a ball backwards.
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APA

heel out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heel%20out

MLA

“heel out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heel%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heel out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heel%20out.

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