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heel (2)

heel [ heel ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle heeled, present participle heel·ing, 3rd person present singular heels)
Definition:
 
lean to one side: to lean over to one side so far as to be in danger of falling, or cause a boat to lean in this way
The ship heeled in the wind.



noun  (plural heels)
Definition:
 
sideways lean: a leaning to one side, or the degree to which a boat is leaning

[Late 16th century. Alteration of hield (taken as past participle) < Old English hieldan "lean, bend" < W Germanic]
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