n.
Function: verb
Etymology: alteration of Middle English heelden, from Old English hieldan; akin to Old High German hald inclined, Lithuanian š alis side, region
Date: 1575
intransitive verb : to lean to one side : TIP especially of a boat or ship : to lean temporarily (as from the action of wind or waves) ― compare LIST
transitive verb : to cause (a boat) to heel