capsize

  • 1Capsize — Cap*size , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Capsized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capsizing}.] [Cf. Sp. cabecear to nod, pitch, capuzar, chapuzar, to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr. L. caput head.] To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body. [1913… …

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  • 2Capsize — Cap size , n. An upset or overturn. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 3capsize — index upset Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4capsize — 1788, a nautical word of obscure origin, perhaps (as Skeat suggests) from Sp. capuzar to sink by the head, from cabo head. Related: Capsized; capsizing …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5capsize — vb upset, *overturn, overthrow, subvert …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 6capsize — [v] overturn invert, keel over, roll, tip over, turn over, turn turtle*, upset; concepts 150,152 …

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  • 7capsize — ► VERB ▪ (of a boat) be overturned in the water. ORIGIN perhaps from Spanish capuzar sink (a ship) by the head …

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  • 8capsize — [kap′sīz΄, kap sīz′] vt., vi. capsized, capsizing [18th c. naut. slang; ? altered (infl. by dial. cap, to overtop + side) < Sp cabezar, lit., to sink by the head (< cabo, cabeza, head)] to overturn or upset: said esp. of a boat SYN. UPSET …

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  • 9Capsize — The common definition for capsized refers to when a boat or ship is tipped over until disabled. The act of reversing a capsized vessel is called righting.If a capsized vessel has sufficient flotation to prevent sinking, it may recover on its own… …

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  • 10capsize — UK [kæpˈsaɪz] / US [ˈkæpˌsaɪz] / US [kæpˈsaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms capsize : present tense I/you/we/they capsize he/she/it capsizes present participle capsizing past tense capsized past participle capsized if you capsize a… …

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