repair vs heel

repair and heel both are nouns.

repair and heel both are verbs.

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

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

repair: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
heel: put a new heel on

Other hyponyms of repair include fiddle, tinker, fill, patch, piece, cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch, patch up, resole, sole, revamp, vamp, reheel, darn.

repair (noun)	heel (noun)
the act of putting something in working order again	the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
a frequently visited place	(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
a formal way of referring to the condition of something	the lower end of a ship's mast
	the back part of the human foot
	one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
	someone who is morally reprehensible

repair (verb)	heel (verb)
give new life or energy to	put a new heel on
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	strike with the heel of the club
set straight or right	perform with the heels
move, travel, or proceed toward some place	follow at the heels of a person
make amends for; pay compensation for	tilt to one side

Difference between repair and heel

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