keel

They kiss, keel over, profess their love, resist their exploitation.

You have to do comparisons and say, ‘I need more space to sing so I don’t just keel over.’

“I’m paying through the nose. Every day, I’m seeing another bill, and I’m about to keel over.”

All throughout, he’d kept an even keel, making no promises other than to assure his team would come prepared Sunday.

The keel is a large, fin-like part of the boat that protrudes from its base.