"keel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kiːl/ [UK], /kiːl/ [US] Audio: en-us-keel.ogg [US] Forms: keel [singular], keels [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The keel is the main structural part of a boat or ship that runs along the bottom from front to back.
    Sense id: simple-keel-en-noun-6UeUQwmT
  2. If something is on an even keel, it's steady.
    Sense id: simple-keel-en-noun-Jffmi~v2
  3. If someone is able to keep an even keel, they're calm.
    Sense id: simple-keel-en-noun-HSXc5qeO

Verb

IPA: /kiːl/ [UK], /kiːl/ [US] Audio: en-us-keel.ogg [US] Forms: keel [canonical], keels [third-person, singular], keeled [past], keeled [past, participle], keeling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a boat keels over, it turns on its side or upside down.
    Sense id: simple-keel-en-verb-McN428Gv
  2. If you keel over, you fall down because you are tired, sick, or injured.
    Sense id: simple-keel-en-verb-ZmwjD7A3
  3. If you are even keeled, you are usually calm and don't get emotional.
    Sense id: simple-keel-en-verb-kjeTHIHu
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