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 cold open took place in the Oval Office and parodied a recent White House event about cutting the price of weight loss drugs, during which a man fainted behind the president.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
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When a pharmaceutical executive fainted, Kennedy quickly left the room.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Keel (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keel%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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