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heel collapse: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation; (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft; 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; put a new heel on; "heel shoes"; strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"; perform with the heels; "heel that dance"; follow at the heels of a person

spin collapse: a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story"; a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin"; the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting"; a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile); prolong or extend; "spin out a visit"; twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing"; work natural fibers into a thread; "spin silk"; form a web by making a thread; "spiders spin a fine web"; make up a story; "spin a yarn"; revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"; stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"

whirl collapse: confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits"; the shape of something rotating rapidly; fly around; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air"; cause to spin; "spin a coin"

come round collapse: change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"

deflection collapse: the property of being bent or deflected; the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position; the amount by which a propagating wave is bent; a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

detour collapse: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked); travel via a detour

inflection collapse: deviation from a straight or normal course; a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

deflect collapse: turn aside and away from an initial or intended course; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

knee collapse: the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee; hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

oblique collapse: any grammatical case other than the nominative; slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

digression collapse: wandering from the main path of a journey; a message that departs from the main subject

bring round collapse: cause to adopt an opinion or course of action; "His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school"

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

diversify collapse: vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"; spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"; make (more) diverse; "diversify a course of study"

alter collapse: remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"; make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

careen collapse: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

jibe collapse: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly"

wheel collapse: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines); a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel; forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn"; move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"; change directions as if revolving on a pivot; "They wheeled their horses around and left"; wheel somebody or something

bring about collapse: cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

deviate collapse: turn aside; turn away from; cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"; be at variance with; be out of line with

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

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