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Meanings of keel over in English

To overturn.

Synonyms
Examples for "capsize"
Examples for "capsize"
1
It was not immediately clear what caused the overloaded craft to capsize.
The Guardian
2
Most migrants follow this route packed into inflatable dinghies which easily capsize.
Reuters
3
They meant to capsize us, and there was no help for it.
Complete Books of Blood
4
They don't want to crash their boats, they don't want to capsize.
Reuters
5
The wheels dipped and bounced, threatening each moment to capsize the wagon.
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star o...
Usage of keel over in English
1
For all I knew, I was going to keel over any second.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
2
She thought she would keel over from exhaustion if she didn't sleep.
The lost recipe for happiness
3
The boat shuddered as if we'd ground the keel over a sandbar.
The red pyramid
4
Eben saw men and women keel over as though they'd been electrocuted.
The Neutronium Alchemist
5
You went so white onstage, I thought you were gonna keel over.
Bulletproof bride
6
I'm not gonna keel over from a little thump to the head.
Here comes trouble
7
I thought I was going to keel over by the time we finished.
Bungalow 2
8
Not long afterward I saw her keel over, break in two and disappear.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
9
I thought he was going to keel over but he didn't.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
10
Hoffman stopped dead, either fresh out of expletives or about to keel over.
The Slab
11
The water buffalo wavered, and for a moment Bingwen thought it might keel over.
Earth Afire
12
The faint of heart may keel over before the end of the opening credits.
The Guardian
13
I felt as though I might keel over any minute.
Underground
14
If Kam doesn't keel over, you can try one, too.
Ashes and bones: an emma fielding mystery
15
Oh dear, you fret, we're all going to keel over.
The Guardian
16
He looked as if he was going to keel over.
Ma Pettengill
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common