Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: back-heel
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.

noun

A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.

verb

To perform such a kick.

verb

To perform such a trip or throw.

Example Sentences

"[Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser."
"Mount’s low cross deflected, Olivier Giroud backheeled for Pulisic and Arsenal’s defenders seemed to react in slow motion."

Etymology

From back + heel.

Inflected Forms

backheels (plural) backheels (present, singular) backheeling (participle, present) backheeled (participle, past) backheeled (past)

Derived Forms

backheeler

Questions

What does backheel mean?: A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
Where does backheel come from?: From back + heel.

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