heel out
C1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
A command that tells a dog to move its back end away from you.
Literal meaning: For the heel (back foot/end) to move outward.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
In dog training, for a dog to move its hindquarters outward, away from the handler, typically on command.
"The trainer gave a sharp whistle and the dog heeled out neatly before sitting."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Primarily used in dog obedience training contexts. Specialist vocabulary unlikely to appear outside that domain.
Commonly used with
dog handler command training obedience
Forms
Base
heel out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
heels out
he/she/it
Past simple
heeled out
yesterday
Past participle
heeled out
have + pp
-ing form
heeling out
continuous
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