to heel

prepositional phrase

Into submissive agreement or compliance.

“Fido! Come back here! To heel!”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Into submissive agreement or compliance.

    The dissident members of the party finally came to heel after the president's speech.

interjection
  1. An order to an animal, by its master, not to stray far from him.

    Fido! Come back here! To heel!

Translations

Finnish luokse, tänne
  • luokseorder not to stray far
  • tänneorder not to stray far
French au pied
  • au piedorder not to stray far
Polish do nogi
  • do nogiorder not to stray far
Portuguese junto
  • juntoorder not to stray far
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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