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Definition of keel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

keel

verb
 
/kiːl/
 
/kiːl/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they keel
 
/kiːl/
 
/kiːl/
he / she / it keels
 
/kiːlz/
 
/kiːlz/
past simple keeled
 
/kiːld/
 
/kiːld/
past participle keeled
 
/kiːld/
 
/kiːld/
-ing form keeling
 
/ˈkiːlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkiːlɪŋ/
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  1. keel (something) (over) (of a ship or boat) to fall over to one side; to make something fall over to one side synonym capsize
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse kjǫlr, of Germanic origin.
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