capsize
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capsize
- /ˈkæpsaɪz/ US
- /kæpˈsaɪz/ UK
Rhymes with -aɪz
Where it comes from
Attested since 1788. Origin unknown. Possibly related to Spanish chapuzar (“to sink by the head”).
verb capsizes · capsizing · capsized · capsise
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To overturn.
Baby, I think I'm capsizing / The waves are rising and rising
Similar: upset, keel over, turn turtle
- To cause (a ship) to overturn. But what if carrying sail capsize the boat?
- To deform under stress. There are even cases where a totally different knot may result when carelessly pulled. Tie the Granny Knot around any object and pull one end, and it will capsize into Two Half Hitches.
noun capsizes · capsise
- The act of, or occurrence of capsizing or overturning.
Translations
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verb (transitive) to cause to overturn
| Español | hacer volcar, zozobrar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뒤집히다 dwijiphida |
| 日本語 | 転覆させる tenpuku saseru |
| 中文 | 使傾覆 /使倾覆 shǐ qīngfù |
| Português | soçobrar |
| Français | faire chavirer, chavirer |
| Deutsch | zum Kentern bringen |
| Italiano | ribaltare, capovolgere |
| Русский | опроки́дывать oprokídyvatʹ, опроки́нуть oprokínutʹ, перевора́чивать perevoráčivatʹ, переверну́ть perevernútʹ |
| עברית | הָפַךְ hafakh |
verb (intransitive) to overturn
| Español | zozobrar, volcar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 뒤집다 dwijipda |
| 日本語 | 転覆する tenpuku suru, 覆る kutsugaeru |
| 中文 | 傾覆 /倾覆 qīngfù, 翻 fān, 翻覆 fānfù |
| Português | soçobrar |
| Français | chavirer |
| Deutsch | kentern |
| Italiano | capovolgersi, ribaltarsi, rovesciarsi |
| Română | răsturna |
| Русский | опроки́дываться oprokídyvatʹsja, опроки́нуться oprokínutʹsja, перевора́чиваться perevoráčivatʹsja, переверну́ться perevernútʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | lật |
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