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keel·haul
 keelhaul
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- pronunciation:
- kil
hawl
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
keelhauls, keelhauling, keelhauled |
| definition 1: |
to punish (someone) by submerging and dragging under the bottom of a vessel and up the other side.
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| definition 2: |
to rebuke or punish harshly.
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| related words: |
punish |
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