(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.

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

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.

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

plural of heel

High-heeled shoes.

A part of Maasgouw in the Netherlands

Having a heel (often of a specified type, as in high-heeled etc.). / (archaic) Prepared, especially armed with a weapon. / (slang) Wealthy; having enough money.