keelhaul

Verb

Meaning

To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a punishment in the Dutch and English navies.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rag chastise blast rap carpet censure reproach rebuke reprimand admonish berate criticize blow up impale reprove
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Antonyms

revere celebrate praise acclaim hail admire
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Derivatives

keelhauled keelhauling

Examples

One of the conclusions of the Yalta Conference was that the Allies would return all Soviet citizens that found themselves in the Allied zone to the Soviet Union ( Operation Keelhaul ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

keelfat keelful keelhale keelhauling keelie Keelin