keel

1 of 5

verb (1)

ˈkēl

keeled; keeling; keels

intransitive verb

: to fall in or as if in a faint

—usually used with over

keeled over from exhaustion

of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously

keel

2 of 5

noun (1)

: the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom

also : this projection

: ship

: a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as

: an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1

botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens

The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded.

Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose

keeled

ˈkēld

adjective

keelless

ˈkēl-ləs

adjective

keel

3 of 5

noun (2)

: a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal

keel

4 of 5

verb (2)

keeled; keeling; keels

chiefly dialectal

: cool

keel

5 of 5

noun (3)

chiefly dialectal

: red ocher

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at glutton

Noun (2)

Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol ship

Verb (2)

Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl cool

Noun (3)

Middle English (Scots) keyle

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	keeled
释义	keel 1 of 5 verb (1) ˈkēl keeled; keeling; keels intransitive verb 1 : to fall in or as if in a faint —usually used with over keeled over from exhaustion 2 of a boat or ship : to heel or lean precariously keel 2 of 5 noun (1) 1 a : the chief structural member of a boat or ship that extends longitudinally along the center of its bottom and that often projects from the bottom also : this projection b : ship 2 : a projection suggesting the keel of a boat or ship: such as a : an anatomical process forming a ridge (as on the sternum of a bird) : carina sense 1 b botany : the lower part of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) that consists of two fused petals, lies between the wings (see wing sense 2e(2)), and encloses the pistil and stamens The keel, the lowest petal of the pea-like flower, is short and rounded. Sylvan T. Runkel and Dean M. Roose keeled ˈkēld adjective keelless ˈkēl-ləs adjective keel 3 of 5 noun (2) : a flat-bottomed barge used especially on the Tyne to carry coal keel 4 of 5 verb (2) keeled; keeling; keels chiefly dialectal : cool keel 5 of 5 noun (3) chiefly dialectal : red ocher Synonyms Verb (1) black out conk (out) faint pass out swoon Noun (1) boat ship vessel See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) and Verb (1) Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr; akin to Old English ceole throat, beak of a ship — more at glutton Noun (2) Middle English kele, from Middle Dutch kiel; akin to Old English cēol ship Verb (2) Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan, from cōl cool Noun (3) Middle English (Scots) keyle First Known Use Verb (1) 1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing keel keel over on an even keel on even keel bilge keel keel over on an even keel on even keel bilge keel Kids Definition keel noun ˈkēl : a long heavy piece of wood or metal that runs along and usually sticks out from the center of the bottom of a ship Medical Definition keel noun ˈkēl : acute septicemic salmonellosis or paratyphoid of ducklings marked by sudden collapse and death of apparently healthy birds called also keel disease keeled verb past tense of keel as in collapsed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance collapsed crumpled flumped tumbled toppled fell slipped plopped plunked dropped stumbled plonked tripped plunged plummeted nose-dived wiped out crashed slumped (over) skidded slid precipitated free-fell Antonyms & Near Antonyms rose stood (up) uprose got up
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keel

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verb (2)

noun (3)

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