HEEL


Meaning of HEEL in English

v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (of a ship etc.) lean over owing to the pressure of wind or an uneven load (cf. LIST(2)). 2 tr. cause (a ship etc.) to do this. --n. the act or amount of heeling. [prob. f. obs. heeld, hield incline, f. OE hieldan, OS -heldian f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.