Keel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keeled p. pr. & vb. n. Keeling.]
1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.
2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.
To keel over, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.]
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Keeled a.
1. Bot. Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf.
2. Zool. Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled scale.
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keeled
adj 1: having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or the keel of a ship;
"a carinate sepal" [syn: ridged, carinate, carinated]
2: having or shaped like a carina or keel [syn: carinate, carinated,
ridged]