Typically, toe walking is simply a habit that develops when a child learns to walk. A short Achilles tendon. This tendon links the lower leg muscles to the back of the heel bone. If it's too short, it can prevent the heel from touching the ground.
- Comes from the knights whose lances were free for hire and who were not pledged to one master; originally, a freelance was a free companion or a person free of occupational or political party obligation or allegiance. See also related terms for hire.
Top definition. freelance. Unstructured work, often done outside the office on a piecemeal basis. Irregular and often unpaid. The editor asked me to do all that writing on a freelance basis, but in the end he never paid me. I took him to court.