turn turtle

/ˈtɜːn ˈtɜːtəl/ · verb

Meaning

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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Related words

turtle(English)turn about(English)retrotort(English)about-turn(English)change hand(English)keel over(English)flip over(English)retuck(English)

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