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turn turtle

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  • verb To turn upside down. Commonly used for boats and ships that capsize and turn through 180° so their hulls are above their superstructure, but it can refer to any vehicle in a similar position.
  • verb surfing To roll upside-down with one's surfboard (usually a longboard) to allow a wave (usually an already broken wave) to pass over.

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  • verb overturn accidentally

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. eskimo roll
  2. upside down

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. overturn
  2. tip over
  3. tump over
  4. turnover

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. duck dive

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  • whichbe commented on the word turn turtle

    This phrase meaning to capsize or surrender has been around for at least 150 years. One way to catch a turtle is to put it into a helpless state by flipping it over onto its shell. A capsized ship resembled a flipped turtle.

    August 1, 2008