Cryptic crossword clue
Lean over part of foot 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HEEL

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The straight part

We know that "Lean over/part of foot" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lean over/part of foot = heel.

The cryptic/wordplay part

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What does HEEL mean?

1. The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
2. The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
3. The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
4. The part of the palm of a hand closest to the wrist.
5. (usually in the plural) A woman's high-heeled shoe.
6. The back, upper part of the stock.
7. The last or lowest part of anything.
8. A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
9. The base of a bun sliced in half lengthwise.
10. A contemptible, inconsiderate or thoughtless person.
11. A headlining wrestler regarded as a "bad guy," whose ring persona embodies villainous or reprehensible traits and demonstrates characteristics of a braggart and a bully.
12. The cards set aside for later use in a patience or solitaire game.
13. Anything resembling a human heel in shape; a protuberance; a knob.
14. The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or rafter.
15. (specifically) The obtuse angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
16. (workman slang) A cyma reversa.
17. The short side of an angled cut.
18. The part of a club head's face nearest the shaft.
19. The lower end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the toe (upper end).
20. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the cylinder.

1. To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.
2. To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot).
3. To kick with the heel.
4. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing, running, etc.
5. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.
6. To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
7. To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot forward, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

1. The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

1. To incline to one side; to tilt.

1. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
2. To become better or healthy again.
3. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to free from guilt.

1. To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).
2. (now especially in the phrase "hele in") To cover or conceal (a seedling, plant, roots, etc).

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