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capsize

cap·size

capsize

 
pronunciation:
kaep saIz
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: capsizes, capsizing, capsized
definition: to overturn or cause to overturn.
A large ship does not capsize easily.Capsize your canoes and swim to shore!
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synonyms:
overturn, turn turtle, upset
antonyms:
right
similar words:
flip, invert, keel, tip, upend
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (v.)capsize actually, all, almost, bad, deliberately, down, easily, ever, maybe, nearly, quickly, still, when
(v.)capsize + nounHelp air, barge, battle, boat, body, bogy, bough, boy, bridge, canoe, chance, charter, coast, craft, day, development, dock, dugout, economy, event, expedition, ferry, ferryboat, fishing, gust, hour, house, kayak, lake, life, lifeboat, middle, motion, night, ocean, order, passenger, pocket, raft, recovery, reef, rock, room, safety, sailor, sea, sense, ship, side, skiff, storm, tanker, tide, train, trawler, typhoon, verge, vessel, water, wave, weight, whale, wind [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: capsizable (adj.)