hit vs heel

hit and heel both are nouns.

hit and heel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No
heel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, heel is a hyponym of hit; that is, heel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:

hit: cause to move by striking
heel: strike with the heel of the club

Other hyponyms of hit include play, foul, cannon, clap, ground out, toe, shank, pitch, fly, snap, whang, undercut, putt, toe, bunker, bounce, backhand, pop, follow through, shell, ground, top, pull, kill, kill, connect, drive, drive, hole, hole out, bunt, drag a bunt, snick, racket, carry, dribble, slice, hook, single, double, triple, smash, shoot, volley, croquet, loft.

hit (noun)	heel (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another	the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
a conspicuous success	(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)	the lower end of a ship's mast
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate	the back part of the human foot
a connection made via the internet to another website	one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
a dose of a narcotic drug	someone who is morally reprehensible
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

hit (verb)	heel (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	put a new heel on
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	strike with the heel of the club
hit with a missile from a weapon	perform with the heels
hit the intended target or goal	follow at the heels of a person
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	tilt to one side
hit against; come into sudden contact with
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation

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