Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Heel \Heel\, n.
   1. (Golf) The part of the face of the club head nearest the
      shaft.

   2. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the
      cylinder.

Heel \Heel\, v. t.
   1. (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.

   2. (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot
      advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.

Heel \Heel\, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for
   h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D.
   hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw.
   h["a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.]
   1. The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; --
      in man or quadrupeds.

            He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then
            his speed, His winged heels and then his armed head.
                                                  --Denham.

   2. The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a
      shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting
      downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or
      shoe.

   3. The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or
      concluding part. ``The heel of a hunt.'' --A. Trollope.
      ``The heel of the white loaf.'' --Sir W. Scott.

   4. Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a
      protuberance; a knob.

   5. The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human
      heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests;
      especially:
      (a) (Naut.) The after end of a ship's keel.
      (b) (Naut.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit,
          the sternpost, etc.
      (c) (Mil.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is
          upwards in the firing position.
      (d) (Mil.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword,
          next to the hilt.
      (e) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the
          heel of a scythe.

   6. (Man.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred
      heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.

   7. (Arch.)
      (a) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or
          rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse
          angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.
      (b) A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen. --Gwilt.

   {Heel chain} (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap
      around the heel of the jib boom.

   {Heel plate}, the butt plate of a gun.

   {Heel of a rafter}. (Arch.) See {Heel}, n., 7.

   {Heel ring}, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the
      snath.

   {Neck and heels}, the whole body. (Colloq.)

   {To be at the heels of}, to pursue closely; to follow hard;
      as, hungry want is at my heels. --Otway.

   {To be down at the heel}, to be slovenly or in a poor plight.
      

   {To be out at the heels}, to have on stockings that are worn
      out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight. --Shak.

   {To cool the heels}. See under {Cool}.

   {To go heels over head}, to turn over so as to bring the
      heels uppermost; hence, to move in a inconsiderate, or
      rash, manner.

   {To have the heels of}, to outrun.

   {To lay by the heels}, to fetter; to shackle; to imprison.
      --Shak. --Addison.

   {To show the heels}, to flee; to run from.

   {To take to the heels}, to flee; to betake to flight.

   {To throw up another's heels}, to trip him. --Bunyan.

   {To tread upon one's heels}, to follow closely. --Shak.

Heel \Heel\ (h[=e]l), v. i. [OE. helden to lean, incline, AS.
   heldan, hyldan; akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw. h["a]lla
   to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.] (Naut.)
   To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels
   aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.

   {Heeling error} (Naut.), a deviation of the compass caused by
      the heeling of an iron vessel to one side or the other.

Heel \Heel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Heeling}.]
   1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing,
      running, and the like. [R.]

            I cannot sing, Nor heel the high lavolt. --Shak.

   2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.

   3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.

Source : WordNet®

heel
     v 1: tilt to one side; "The balloon heeled over"; "the wind made
          the vessel heel"; "The ship listed to starboard" [syn: {list}]
     2: follow at the heels of a person
     3: perform with the heels; "heel that dance"
     4: strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"
     5: put a new heel on; "heel shoes" [syn: {reheel}]

heel
     n 1: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or
          boot that touches the ground
     2: the back part of the human foot
     3: someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" [syn:
        {cad}, {bounder}, {blackguard}, {dog}, {hound}]
     4: one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
     5: the lower end of a ship's mast
     6: (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
     7: the piece of leather that fits the heel [syn: {counter}]