heeltap noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe. •(old-fashioned) A small amount of (especially alcoholic) drink remaining at the bottom of a glass.A heeltap! a heeltap! I never could bear it! So fill me a bumper, a bumper of Claret! Let the bottle pass freely, don't shirk it nor spare it, For a heeltap! a heeltap! I never could bear it. — 1815 verb1 •To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.). formsheeltapped · heeltapping · heeltaps