keeled (over)

verb

past tense of keel (over)
as in fainted
to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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  1. fainted
  2. passed out
  3. collapsed
  4. blacked out
Verb
  • Kindel, who fainted on the plane, could resume practicing early next week, according to general manager Kyle Dubas.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Szubanski, now 65, immediately fake-fainted and fell to the floor.
    — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of fainted
Verb
  • The woman had fallen into a pool and was passed out on a couch covering herself with a pillow, agents said.
    — MEG KINNARD, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The broadly popular bill, which passed out of committee 21-1 in July, was blocked from adoption last month by a lone senator, Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed out
Verb
  • Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After reaching a grassy area between the lot and East Seminary Drive, Holt collapsed.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of collapsed
Verb
  • In many places, a single team is blacked out on League Pass, but things can get more complicated, particularly in states without teams.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What those concerns were remains a mystery, since the museum blacked out that part of the report before releasing it under Britain’s Freedom of Information Act.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blacked out
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