n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1605
1 a : to furnish with a heel b : to supply especially with money
2 a : to exert pressure on, propel, or strike with the heel < heel ed her horse> b : to urge (as a lagging animal) by following closely or by nipping at the heels <dogs heel ing cattle>
intransitive verb : to move along at someone's heels