Capsize
[kæp'saɪz] or ['kæpsaɪz]
Definition
(verb.) overturn accidentally; 'Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!'.
Inputed by Hilary--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. & i.) To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
(n.) An upset or overturn.
Editor: Michel
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Upset, overturn.
Typed by Anatole
Definition
v.t. to upset.—v.i. to be upset.
Typed by Josephine
Examples
- But when the wind blew the aeroplane was as likely as not to capsize. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The concussion nearly capsized her, and with a sickening plunge she hurtled downward through the dark night. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Hardly had the boat left the ship, when, caught by a huge wave, she capsized, and the waves were black with shrieking masses of humanity. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Malone headed the party; he stopped short and fell back, almost capsizing Donne, who was behind him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Sumner