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    capsize
    /kapˈsʌɪz/

    verb

    • 1. (of a boat) be overturned in the water: "the craft capsized in heavy seas"

    noun

    • 1. an instance of capsizing: "do you know what to do in the event of a capsize?"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of capsize in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    CAPSIZE definition: 1. to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water: 2. to (cause a boat…. Learn more.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › capsizeCapsize - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To capsize is to overturn, and it usually happens to boats. Don't rock the boat, baby, or you might just capsize. When a boat tips over in a lake, it capsizes, and so does a boy who is sitting on an inner tube when it flips suddenly. Anything overturning in a body of water can be said to capsize.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › capsizeCAPSIZE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Capsize definition: to turn bottom up; overturn. See examples of CAPSIZE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAPSIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb. If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water. The sea got very rough and the boat capsized. [VERB] I didn't count on his capsizing the raft. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overturn, turn over, invert, tip over More Synonyms of capsize. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › capsizeCapsize Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CAPSIZE is to cause to overturn. How to use capsize in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcapsize verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of capsize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCAPSIZE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water: A huge wave capsized the yacht. When the boat capsized we were trapped underneath it. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › capsizeCapsize - definition of capsize by The Free Dictionary

    Define capsize. capsize synonyms, capsize pronunciation, capsize translation, English dictionary definition of capsize. intr. & tr.v. cap·sized , cap·siz·ing , cap·siz·es To overturn or cause to overturn: The boat capsized; I capsized the canoe.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › capsizeCapsize Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Capsize definition: To overturn or cause to overturn.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordCAPSIZE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "CAPSIZE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.