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keel
verb
keel over
1 it's going to take more wind to make this boat keel over:
capsize, turn turtle, turn upside down, turn topsy-turvy, founder, list, heel over, lean over;
overbalance, topple over, overturn, turn over, tip over, fall over;
Scottish, & Northern Irish cowp.
2 the slightest activity made him keel over:
collapse, faint, fall down in a faint, pass out, black out, lose consciousness;
literary swoon.
noun
she sat on the upturned keel of the boat:
base, bottom, bottom side, underside.