Phrase guide
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verb
To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: turtle
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To fail; to go belly up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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verb
To become upset.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, idiomatic
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verb
To roll upside down with one's surfboard (usually a longboard) to allow a wave, especially a wave that has already broken, to pass over.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing
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verb
overturn accidentally
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: capsize, turtle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: overturn, turn over, tip over, tump over
History
Possibly from the fact that turning a turtle and placing it on its back renders it helpless.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
