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Definition of "keel over" [keel• o•ver]

  • Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize. (verb)
  • To collapse in a faint; to black out; to die. (verb)

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Use "keel over" in a sentence
  • "Several looked like they were ready to keel over and perform an Olympic face-plant."
  • ""Dearest," he said, "don't slip that on your finger; put your arms around my neck and promise me, all at once and abruptly, or I'll keel over and die of sheer joy.""
  • "Reverend Teaks would lay his hands on someone in the crowd to heal them and they would keel over with a heart attack instead."
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