Capsize
Capsize verb - To turn on one's side or upside down.
Usage example: a huge wave out of nowhere caused our little sailboat to capsize
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Nearby Word: capsizing
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- Land-based characters are frequently called out on their use of "tip over" instead of "capsize", "right" instead of "starboard", and "boat" instead of "ship".
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Tip and Capsize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capsize/tip
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