keel (over)

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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  • 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
  • McKie would later learn from passersby that the teen had fainted and fallen onto the northbound track, where commuters catch the N and W trains.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 11 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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