keelhaul

verb

/ˈkiːlhɔːl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they keelhaul	/ˈkiːlhɔːl/ /ˈkiːlhɔːl/
he / she / it keelhauls	/ˈkiːlhɔːlz/ /ˈkiːlhɔːlz/
past simple keelhauled	/ˈkiːlhɔːld/ /ˈkiːlhɔːld/
past participle keelhauled	/ˈkiːlhɔːld/ /ˈkiːlhɔːld/
-ing form keelhauling	/ˈkiːlhɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈkiːlhɔːlɪŋ/

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keelhaul somebody (old use) to punish a sailor by pulling him under a ship, from one side to the other or from one end to the other（把水手）拖曳过船底（作为惩罚）
keelhaul somebody (humorous) to punish somebody very severely or speak very angrily to somebody重罚；怒斥

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Dutch kielhalen.