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Turn turtle Moderate

Turn turtle has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

overturn accidentally

"Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

2

To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.

See Also
upside down eskimo roll duck dive turtling fail keel over vehicle surfboard
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
overturn
Rhyming Words
tle lttle ixtle sutle litle kytle butle title ittle ettle attle dartle nustle myrtle firtle tootle justle cantle bustle bootle
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