Meanings of heeled to in English

All else was forgotten as the ship heeled to the wind's thrust.

Over she heeled to it, till she was borne down on her beam ends.

Even when the ship heeled to a change of tack, Bouverie remained like a rock.

His dog heeled to the horse and they approached cautiously the sagging walls of the church.

The ship heeled to the fearful blast.

And I'm heeled to play in your little game if you think you're man enough to take me on.'

When the mainsail filled and the cutter heeled to the breeze, pointing fair for the bar, the leper looked back.

Over she heeled to the blast-again she rose, and again sunk down, and now she was among the hissing, roaring, foaming breakers.

Over she heeled to it, till it seemed as if she would not rise again; but the spars were sound, the ropes good.

In the 19th century, enormous trunks were the luggage of choice for the well- heeled to transport their numerous costume changes around the globe.

I've gone up unarmed to a man I knew was heeled to shoot me on sight, an' I've dared him to do it.

There was a lull, then the ship heeled to as it changed direction, knocking her off-balance in the narrow quarters, flinging her at Ivan.

Then the way became blocked ahead, while the vessel heeled to one side with a lurch, as a great block went under her keel.

For years, tax bills were often settled by greasing palms, but now it's getting harder for the well- heeled to keep the tax office at bay.

The first hotel, The Beverley Hills, lured the well- heeled to undeveloped Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal in 1969, and 50 years on the group owns over 100 hotels.