as in to faint
to lose consciousness
I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
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faint
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The man had a painful rash on his shins and had fainted twice.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Reuters — Racing Louisville midfielder Savannah DeMelo appeared to faint late in the first half of her team’s road match against Seattle Reign, which was abandoned Sunday night.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Keel (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel%20%28over%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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