Capsize
ahd-5
intransitive & transitive verb.
To overturn or cause to overturn.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
See the extract.
To turn over or upset: as, take care that the boat does not
capsize.
To upset; overturn (a boat or vessel).
To move (a hogshead or other vessel) forward by turning it alternately on the heads.
noun.
An upset; an overturn.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
An upset or overturn.
verb.
To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
overturn
.
verb.
To cause (a
ship
) to
overturn
.
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verb.
overturn accidentally
Word Usage
"The term "capsize" only means that the ship has turned over from its normal upright position."
Etymologically Related
capsized
capsizer
Form
capsized
capsizing
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
overturn
tip over
tump over
turnover
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
actuation
barranca
batteaux
burring
candle-flame
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
be lost
careen
come a cropper
culbuter
fall
verb-form
capsized
capsizes
capsizing