Complete Definition of "keel over"

English

Verb
en-verb|keels over|keeling over|keeled over|keeled over

  1. context|intransitive|nautical Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize.
  2. context|intransitive|idiomatic To collapse in a faint; to black out.

#:We should all go inside, before somebody keels over from the heat.

Translations
trans-top|Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover
German: kentern
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Revision and Credits for"keel over"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.