a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.

a tract of land preserved for game.

verb

loose , push off , unhitch

verb

berth , catch , chain , dock , fix , lash , make fast , picket , secure , tether , tie , tie upnotes:heath derives from germanic for \'untilled land , open country\' and originally the word \'heath\' was used to denote any of the small northern and western european plants that grew on moorland , open woodland , or poor soil; a heath has sandy soil and a moor has peaty soil - but both are relatively barren tracts covered with shrubs , affix , clip , connect , couple , fasten , anchor , heath , wasteland