present participle of heel

(nautical) An inclination to one side; a tilt.

plural of heeling

To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely. / To add a heel to, or increase the size of the heel of (a shoe or boot). / To kick with the heel.

(rare, now especially in the phrase "heel in") Alternative form of hele (“cover; conceal”).

(nautical) The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

(chiefly nautical) To incline to one side; to tilt.

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. / The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel. / The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.

(idiomatic) In close pursuit of; close behind. / (idiomatic, of events, facts, etc.) Closely following; in succession immediately after.

A part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands