tip vs heel

tip and heel both are nouns.

tip and heel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tip	Yes	No	Yes	No
heel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, heel is a hyponym of tip; that is, heel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tip:

tip: to incline or bend from a vertical position
heel: tilt to one side

Other hyponyms of tip include incline, pitch, slope, weather, list, lean back, recline.

tip (noun)	heel (noun)
an indication of potential opportunity	the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed	(golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)	the lower end of a ship's mast
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)	the back part of the human foot
a V shape	one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
	someone who is morally reprehensible

tip (verb)	heel (verb)
mark with a tip	put a new heel on
remove the tip from	strike with the heel of the club
give insider information or advise to	perform with the heels
strike lightly	follow at the heels of a person
walk on one's toes	tilt to one side
to incline or bend from a vertical position
cause to tilt
cause to topple or tumble by pushing
give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

Difference between tip and heel

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