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\ ˈkēl 
\
\keeled; keeling; keels
Definition of keel
(Entry 1 of 5)
1 : to fall in or as if in a faint
—usually used with overkeeled over from exhaustion
keel
noun (1)Definition of keel (Entry 2 of 5)
keel
noun (2)Definition of keel (Entry 3 of 5)
: a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal
keel
verb (2)keeled; keeling; keels
Definition of keel (Entry 4 of 5)
chiefly dialectal
: cool
keel
noun (3)Definition of keel (Entry 5 of 5)
chiefly dialectal
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Noun (1)
keeled \ ˈkēld \ adjective
\ adjectivekeelless \ ˈkēl-ləs \ adjective
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keel
noun\ ˈkēl \
\Kids Definition of keel
: a long heavy piece of wood or metal that runs along and usually sticks out from the center of the bottom of a ship
keel
noun\ ˈkēl \
\Medical Definition of keel
: acute septicemic salmonellosis or paratyphoid of ducklings marked by sudden collapse and death of apparently healthy birds
— called also keel disease
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The first known use of keel was before the 12th century
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