heel2
Pronunciation: /hiːl/
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Definition of heel
verb
- (of a boat or ship) lean over owing to the pressure of wind or an uneven load: the boat heeled in the freshening breeze the Mary Rose heeled over and sank in 1545Compare with list2.
noun
Origin:
late 16th century: from obsolete heeld, hield 'incline', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hellen
