keelhaul

/ˈkiːlhɔːl/

verb C1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
keelhauls
past
keelhauled
past participle
keelhauled
gerund
keelhauling

Meaning

  1. pasar por la quilla (castigo naval)

    • Pirates threatened to keelhaul the traitor.

      Los piratas amenazaron con pasar al traidor por la quilla.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa keelhaul?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Pirates threatened to ___ the traitor.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a keelhaul?

verb

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