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keel over

(PERSON) phrasal verb with keel
 
 
/kiːl/ verb

Definition

to fall over suddenly: He finished the bottle, stood up to leave, and keeled over.Falling and droppingMoving downwards
(Definition of keel over (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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