as in to faint
to lose consciousness
I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog
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Michael Scott superfan Sabrina Impacciatore nearly fainted when The Office alums Steve Carell and John Krasinski stopped by set on the very first day of filming the sitcom’s offshoot, The Paper.—
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After years of moonlighting at weddings, including one where Lekman fainted inside a giant cake, he was inspired to turn his side hustle into a book.—
Katy Hershberger
August 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Keel (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel%20%28over%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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