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When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did.
Al Hirt

Meaning of "keel over" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KEEL OVER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KEEL OVER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Keel over is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb keel over in English.

WHAT DOES KEEL OVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of keel over in the English dictionary

The definition of keel over in the dictionary is to turn upside down; capsize. Other definition of keel over is to collapse suddenly.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KEEL OVER

PRESENT

Present
I keel over
you keel over
he/she/it keels over
we keel over
you keel over
they keel over
Present continuous
I am keeling over
you are keeling over
he/she/it is keeling over
we are keeling over
you are keeling over
they are keeling over
Present perfect
I have keeled over
you have keeled over
he/she/it has keeled over
we have keeled over
you have keeled over
they have keeled over
Present perfect continuous
I have been keeling over
you have been keeling over
he/she/it has been keeling over
we have been keeling over
you have been keeling over
they have been keeling over
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I keeled over
you keeled over
he/she/it keeled over
we keeled over
you keeled over
they keeled over
Past continuous
I was keeling over
you were keeling over
he/she/it was keeling over
we were keeling over
you were keeling over
they were keeling over
Past perfect
I had keeled over
you had keeled over
he/she/it had keeled over
we had keeled over
you had keeled over
they had keeled over
Past perfect continuous
I had been keeling over
you had been keeling over
he/she/it had been keeling over
we had been keeling over
you had been keeling over
they had been keeling over
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will keel over
you will keel over
he/she/it will keel over
we will keel over
you will keel over
they will keel over
Future continuous
I will be keeling over
you will be keeling over
he/she/it will be keeling over
we will be keeling over
you will be keeling over
they will be keeling over
Future perfect
I will have keeled over
you will have keeled over
he/she/it will have keeled over
we will have keeled over
you will have keeled over
they will have keeled over
Future perfect continuous
I will have been keeling over
you will have been keeling over
he/she/it will have been keeling over
we will have been keeling over
you will have been keeling over
they will have been keeling over
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would keel over
you would keel over
he/she/it would keel over
we would keel over
you would keel over
they would keel over
Conditional continuous
I would be keeling over
you would be keeling over
he/she/it would be keeling over
we would be keeling over
you would be keeling over
they would be keeling over
Conditional perfect
I would have keel over
you would have keel over
he/she/it would have keel over
we would have keel over
you would have keel over
they would have keel over
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been keeling over
you would have been keeling over
he/she/it would have been keeling over
we would have been keeling over
you would have been keeling over
they would have been keeling over
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you keel over
we let´s keel over
you keel over
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to keel over
Past participle
keeled over
Present Participle
keeling over
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KEEL OVER

keech
keef
Keegan
keek
keeker
keel
keel arch
keel-less
keelage
keelboat
keeler
keelhaul
keelie
Keeling Islands
keelman
keelson
Keelung
keen
keener
keenly

WORDS THAT END LIKE KEEL OVER

all over
carry over
come over
get over
go over
hand over
hold over
hung over
look over
make over
over
over and over
piss all over
pull over
ride roughshod over
roll over
run over
take over
turn over
win over
work over

Synonyms and antonyms of keel over in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KEEL OVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «keel over» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of keel over

Translation of «keel over» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KEEL OVER

Find out the translation of keel over to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of keel over from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «keel over» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在龙骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desplomarse
570 millions of speakers

English

keel over
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उलटना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عارضة على
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опрокидываться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desmaiar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাষা পরিবর্তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

basculerait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keel atas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umkippen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이상 용골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keel liwat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lật trúc lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீல் மேல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उलटी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crollare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stępki nad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перекидатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καρίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omkap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kölen över
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

keel over
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of keel over

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KEEL OVER»

The term «keel over» is regularly used and occupies the 82.243 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KEEL OVER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «keel over» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «keel over» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about keel over

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5 QUOTES WITH «KEEL OVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word keel over.
1
Brenda Blethyn
Before every performance, I think I am about to keel over.
2
Kristin Hersh
I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die.
3
Al Hirt
When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did.
4
Robert Klein
There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one is ever going to seem as funny in a normal conversation as compared to when they're up there onstage in the spotlight making a huge audience keel over with laughter.
5
Donny Osmond
Well, unless you've suffered from panic attacks and social anxiety disorders, which is what I was diagnosed as having, it's hard to explain it. But you go on stage knowing you're actually physically going to die. You will keel over and die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEEL OVER»

Discover the use of keel over in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to keel over and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Keel Over & Die
Keel Over and Die is the account of the authorżs travels across the United States and Canada while dealing with drug addiction and chronic pain following a spinal stroke that left him paralyzed from the bellybutton down.
Andrew Reid, 2008
2
Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
...the burning plastic materials gave off toxic smoke, and when firefighters removed their masks to work there, many began to "keel over," fire officials said at the time. —Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/8/2011) ..."The Revenant," an often ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
3
A Companion to Beowulf
J. M. Kemble's 1835 translation uses a closely literal word order: "What are ye, of armed men, guarded with mailed coats, that thus have come to lead a foaming keel, over the lake paths, hither over the deeps of the sea?" John Earle's 1892 ...
Ruth Johnston Staver, 2005
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
2 the slightest activity made him keel over: collapse, faint, fall down in a faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness; literary swoon. 7 noun she sat on the upturned keel of the boat: base, bottom, bottom side, underside. keen1 adjective 1 his ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
5
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
kaboodle the whole kaboodle See the whole kit and caboodle at kit keel keel over 1 to fall down suddenly because of illness or weakness ♢ Working outside in this heat, she was afraid someone would keel over. 2 slang ♢ to die suddenly ♢ The ...
Paul Heacock, 2003
6
The Chambers Dictionary
... weight to offset that of the sails: see also under keel2. — vt keelhaul to punish by hauling under the keel of a ship by ropes from the one side to the other; to rebuke severely. — keel hauling — keel over to stagger or fall over; on an even ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
7
Keel Over Laughing: The A. . . 's Cup Joke Book
One hundred jokes and some cartoons about a race for a certain Cup, yachties, and yacht races. The jokes are generally of an 'adult' nature. Occasional line drawing cartoons are used to illustrate some of the jokes.
Penguin Group New Zealand, Limited, 1999
8
Macmillan Dictionary for Children
To fall over suddenly; collapse: The heat in the subway caused two people to keel over. keel (kel) noun, plural keels; verb, keeled, keeling. keen 1. Sharp or quick in seeing, hearing, or thinking: That hound has a keen sense of smell. 2.
Robert B. Costello, 2001
9
The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama
N o cable could be found strong enough, however, to pull the loaded keel over the Squaw Shoals. When the most 'violent rapids were reached the salt would be taken from the keel and carried by hand to a point up stream from which the keel  ...
Ethel Armes, 2011
10
MotorBoating
One bolt to each floor timber will be ample; but alternate these by putting on opposite sides of center line for the length of the keel. Over the hole for the propeller shaft place bolts each side, being careful not to bore into the sides or top of the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEEL OVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term keel over is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Funniest Sports Vines of 2015 | Bleacher Report
Each slide you navigate through consists of clips that will make you keel over in laughter. From average people to sports superstars, here are ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
2
Park bingo: 33 things that define a British summer's day - Telegraph
25. Runner with painful-looking hobbly gait looks like they're about to keel over and die. 26. Fug of flies above overflowing bin, crammed with ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Millport Field Studies Council back 'News' campaign | Millport …
them, in inflates their populations. “If you don't feed the seagulls, they are not going to keel over, they will go away and naturally find their food. «Largs and Millport Weekly News, Jul 15»
4
A new exhibition shows how the Queen entertains | Daily Mail Online
Her Majesty is also used to seeing guests keel over in the heat. 'People come so unsuitably dressed,' she told St John Ambulance volunteers ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
To save Greece, let's put its debt on ice
Absorbing that loss wouldn't cause the 19-nation bloc to keel over. The forbearance would give Greece the time it needs to modernize its ... «Fortune, Jul 15»
6
There's nothing sadder than playing politics with education funding
I've written so many stories about the delay in setting education funding that I'm sure our copy editor, Jenn Shekleton, is going to keel over ... «New Hampton Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Sign language: What do the stars have in line for you?
I understand your reluctance, but things need to move and flow before you calcify and keel over before your time. Luckily, it's summertime, and ... «The Weekender, Jul 15»
8
Western media's callous delight at China's stock market crash is …
Why anyone would root for China to keel over is beyond understanding. It is not only dumb, from the standpoint of economic self- interest; it is a ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
9
Good business? Counties weigh staying in the nursing home field
You're going to see some the fund balance going down, and some years you're adding to your fund and you try to keep an even keel over time. «The Sentinel, Jul 15»
10
Government sees fertile ground on agrarian reform
At the same time, political interests which exercise an iron grip on produce markets in some commodities and states, would not simply keel over ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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