Keel over

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English

Verb

to keel over (transitive and intransitive)

  1. (nautical) of a vessel to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize
  2. (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) To collapse in a faint; to black out.
    We should all go inside, before somebody keels over from the heat.
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