keeled
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/kiːld/
(keel)
long central ridge; tip over
Etymology
'keel' originates from Old Norse, specifically the word 'kjölr', where it meant 'keel' (the bottom ridge of a ship).
'keel' changed from Old English 'cēol' (meaning 'ship' or 'boat') and was influenced by Old Norse 'kjölr'; through Middle English the word narrowed in sense and became the modern English 'keel'.
Initially it meant 'ship' or 'boat', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'the longitudinal structure running along the bottom of a vessel' and by extension to actions related to tipping or overturning (e.g., 'to keel over').
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'keel' (to cause a vessel to tilt or overturn; to capsize).
The small fishing boat keeled in the storm.
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Verb 2
past tense or past participle of 'keel' in the sense 'to fall over suddenly; to collapse or faint' (often used in the phrase 'keel over').
After standing in the heat for hours, he keeled over from exhaustion.
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Last updated: 2025/09/05 06:27