keel in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
keel in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
keel in Sindhi سنڌي
keel in Urdu اُردُو
keel in English
- keel⇄adj. keelless.
- keel⇄expr. keel over,
a. to turn over or upside down; upset.
Ex. The sailboat keeled over in the storm.
b. to fall or cause to fall over suddenly.
c. (Informal, Figurative.) to faint.
Ex. The woman keeled over in the hot sun. - keel⇄expr. on an even keel,
a. with the keel level; horizontal.
Ex. The boat sailed on an even keel in good weather.
b. (Figurative.) calm; steady; unperturbed.
Ex. In spite of the fracas, they remained on an even keel. - keel⇄keel (1), noun, verb.
- keel⇄keel (2), noun.
a serious disease of ducks; paratyphoid fever. - keel⇄keel (3), noun.
1. a barge or lighter used in Yorkshire, England, for loading coal.
2. the amount of coal carried in a keel.
3. a unit of weight for coal, equal to 47,488 pounds or 21.2 long tons. - keel⇄keel (4), noun.
(Scottish.)
1. a red ocher used for marking, as for sheep, stone, and timber; ruddle.
2. a mark made with this. - keel⇄keel (5),
(Dialect.) - Keel⇄Keel, noun. Carina.
- keel⇄noun 1. the main timber or steel piece that extends the whole length of the bottom of a ship or boat. The whole ship is built up on the keel.
Ex. It has a ballast keel which gives extreme stability and seaworthiness in smooth or choppy water (Newsw - keel⇄v.i. to become cool or cold.
- keel⇄v.i. to turn upside down.
- keel⇄v.t. to cool, especially to cool (a pot about to boil over) by stirring, skimming, or adding cold liquid.
Ex. while greasy Joan doth keel the pot (Shakespeare). - keel⇄v.t. to turn over; upset.