heel-and-toe noun4 •A dance move in which the dancer alternately places or taps the heel and then the toe of the same foot; also used of various other sequences involving heel and toe movements. •[before a noun] An advanced driving technique that involves operating the throttle and brake pedals simultaneously with the right foot, facilitating normal activation of the clutch with the left foot. •[before a noun] A mode of walking in which the heel of one foot is put on the ground before the toe of the other leaves it. •Of a system of watches: comprising equal-length periods on and off watch.It is most essential on a passage where the watches are heel and toe, four on, four off, that the watch below be a time of real rest. — 1965