keel
To collapse, to fallTo collapse, to fall.
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Translations
1 languagesMeaning
7 senses(intransitive)To collapse, to fall.
He keeled over after having a stroke.
To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
More meanings 4
(Scotland, transitive)To mark with ruddle.
(obsolete, transitive)To cool; make cool; to cool by stirring or skimming in order to keep from boiling over.
(obsolete, transitive)To moderate the ardour or intensity of; assuage; to appease, pacify, or lessen.
(intransitive, obsolete)To become cool; cool down.
- walk as if unable to control one's movements
Origin
From Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr, itself from Proto-Germanic *keluz, of unceFrom Middle English kele, from Old Norse kjǫlr, itself from Proto-Germanic *keluz, of uncertain origin. Displaced Old English ċēol from a related root. Distantly related to kile.
From Middle English kelen, from Old English cēlan (“to cool, to make or become cool”), from Proto-West Germanic *kōlijan, from Proto-Germanic *kōlijaną (“to cool”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian käile, köile (“to cool”), Dutch koelen (“to cool”), German Low German köhlen (“to cool”), German kühlen (“to cool”), Danish køle (“to cool”), Icelandic kæla (“to cool”).
Probably from Scottish Gaelic cìl (“ruddle”).
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Forms
keels, keeling, keeled, keeledTenses
keel · keeled · will keel · have keeledSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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