keels (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of keel (over)
as in faints
to lose consciousness I swear I'll keel over if you make me dissect a frog

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for keels (over)
  1. faints
  2. passes out
  3. collapses
  4. blacks out
Verb
  • Briar Blush faints @worldofwonder SPOILER ALERT!
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • If a person faints, as Cantrell did, that's a sign the disease is advanced, Russo said.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of faints
Verb
  • In the 17th minute, as Enzo Le Fee went to pressure him on the edge of the Leeds area, Muharemovic was able to spin away and find the first of two good passes out of danger in quick succession.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Once the budget resolution passes out of committee, the committees that received instructions get to work.
    — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 3 June 2026
Definition of passes out
Verb
  • But the serial killer arc feels more and more tacked on as the season collapses into itself.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
  • And The Margin Trap If a facility cannot support next-generation computing when an anchor lease expires, terminal value collapses.
    — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapses
Verb
  • But beyond noting that the case was closed, the report blacks out all the details describing the event.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
Definition of blacks out
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