Phrase guide
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A turn executed by shifting weight on to the heel(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skating, snowboarding, sports
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noun
An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
An act of turning around abruptly, especially so that one faces the opposite direction.
A radical change (of mind, opinion, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively
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Synonyms: 180, about-face, about turn, turnabout, volte-face
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
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Antonyms: face turn
noun
A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain
A situation in which someone changes from being a hero into a villain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: face turn
History
From heel (“rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg”) + turn; sense 2 (“act of turning around abruptly”) is derived from turn heel or turn on one’s heel. Sense 4 ("A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a hero changes to being considered a villain") is a pun on the word heel, which also means “a headlining wrestler whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits”.
