Definition of Heels. Meaning of Heels. Synonyms of Heels
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Definition of Heels
Heel Heel Heel, n.
1. (Golf) The part of the face of the club head nearest the
shaft.
2. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the
cylinder.
Heel Heel Heel, v. t.
1. (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.
2. (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot
advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.
Heel Heel Heel (h[=e]l), v. i. [OE. helden to lean, incline, AS.
heldan, hyldan; akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw. h["a]lla
to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.] (Naut.)
To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels
aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.
Heeling error (Naut.), a deviation of the compass caused by
the heeling of an iron vessel to one side or the other.
Heel Heel Heel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Heeled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Heeling.]
1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing,
running, and the like. [R.]
I cannot sing, Nor heel the high lavolt. --Shak.
2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.
3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.