turn turtle

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IPA /ˈtɜːn ˈtɜːtəl/

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Verb

turn turtle verb

To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
To fail; to go belly up.
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.

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turtle turn about retrotort about-turn change hand keel over flip over retuck turn upside down turn over back turn turnip roll throw back vert

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