Semantics

Лљвый ботќнок жмёт в подъёме. The left boot pinches my instep.
This entry is concerned with the use of the word подъём to refer to the top part of a human foot. The word подъём is also used to refer to the corresponding part of a boot or shoe, as in ботќнки с нќзким подъёмом "boots with a low instep," a usage not described in this entry. Other meanings, such as "raising" (подъём флђга "raising the flag"), "increase" (промІшленный подъём "increase in industrial output"), enthusiasm (ћн испІтывал подъём "he felt enthusiastic"), etc., are likewise not described in this dictionary.