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ALL meanings of keel over

keel o·ver
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  • noun keel over Also called brace molding. Architecture. a projecting molding the profile of which consists of two ogees symmetrically disposed about an arris or fillet. 1
  • idioms keel over on an even keel, in a state of balance; steady; steadily: The affairs of state are seldom on an even keel for long. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb keel over fall or swoon 1
  • noun keel over Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability. 1
  • noun keel over Literary. a ship or boat. 1
  • noun keel over a part corresponding to a ship's keel in some other structure, as in a dirigible balloon. 1
  • noun keel over (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Carina. 1
  • noun keel over Botany, Zoology. a longitudinal ridge, as on a leaf or bone; a carina. 1
  • verb keel over (Intransitive Verb) (nautical) Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle. 0
  • verb keel over (Intransitive Verb) IDI To collapse in a faint; to black out; to die. 0
  • phrasal verb keel over If someone keels over, they collapse because they are tired or ill. 0
  • verb keel over to turn upside down; capsize 0
  • verb keel over to collapse suddenly 0
  • noun keel over to turn over or upside down; upset; capsize 0
  • noun keel over to fall over suddenly, as in a faint 0
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