kielholen — meaning in English

English meaning

• careen verb To tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
• keelhaul verb To punish someone by dragging them beneath a ship's hull, causing severe injury.

Senses

kielholen is used for these senses in English:

• careen (nautical, transitive) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
• keelhaul (transitive, nautical) To punish by dragging under the keel of a ship with the intent of causing painful injuries.

careen — full definition

1. verb To tip a ship onto its side so that the underwater part can be cleaned or repaired.
2. verb To lean over to one side.
3. verb To sway or rock about roughly from one side to the other.
4. verb To lean or tilt to one side while moving.

keelhaul — full definition

1. verb To punish someone by dragging them beneath a ship's hull, causing severe injury.
2. verb To scold or criticise someone very severely.

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