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keel over |
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keel something over
Rur. to push something over. He leaned on the flimsy wall and keeled it right over. The high wind keeled over that sorry old fence. See also: keel keel over [for a person] to fall over or fall down in a faint or in death. It was so hot in the room that two people just keeled over. See also: keel keel over 1. to fall down suddenly because of illness or weakness Working outside in this heat, she was afraid someone would keel over. 2. (slang) to die suddenly The old man simply keeled over on the sidewalk from a heart attack, I suppose. Etymology: based on the idea of a boat that keels over (turns over) with its keel (bottom) up See also: keel Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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