heeled over
Tipped to side
Heeled over describes a boat or ship tilted sharply to one side, whether from wind, waves, or shifting weight.
The phrase comes from nautical terminology where heel means to lean: The sailboat heeled over in the strong gust.
It can also describe anything that has tipped or fallen sideways: The old fence post finally heeled over.
- inclineAngled rising surface
- leanLacking fat; incline
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- ballastShip stability material
at an angle · off-kilter · leaning tower · sail · toppled · broach · mast · tack · counterweight · careened · capsize · heavy weather · hull · precarious · sway · hard to port · tilted · unstable
vessel orientation
heeled overupright
Vertical or morally sound
level · on an even keel · righted · trimmed · flat
stability/control
heeled overcapsized
Flipped upside down, nautically
overturned · turtled · swamped · foundered · keeled over