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# keel

noun (a keel, keels); verb (keel over — informal)

«keel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A keel is the long piece along the bottom of a boat that keeps it steady in the water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#m1)
2. To keel over (informal) is to fall over suddenly, especially when fainting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#m2)
3. «On an even keel» means calm and steady. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in sailing, boat-building and everyday phrases: «keel over», «on an even keel». In science, the keel helps a boat stay upright and go straight.

### Examples

- The boat's keel scraped on the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x1)
- He keeled over in the heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x2)
- Things are back on an even keel now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x3)
- Sailing boats need a deep keel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x4)
- The ship's keel was laid first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x5)
- The old tree keeled over in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x6)
- Then they set to work and built a long ship, and its keel they made of the rowan tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/#x7)

### Note

«Keel over» is informal. Do not confuse with «kneel» (go down on your knees). Safety: if someone keels over, get an adult and call for help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «keel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/keel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«keel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/keel.html) on Mova free.