capsize
verb
[ kapˈsʌɪz ]
• (of a boat) be overturned in the water.
• "the craft capsized in heavy seas"
Similar:
overturn,
turn over,
turn upside down,
upset,
upend,
knock over,
flip over,
tip over,
topple over,
invert,
keel over,
turn turtle,
pitchpole,
overset,
capsize
noun
• an instance of capsizing.
• "do you know what to do in the event of a capsize?"
Origin:
late 18th century: perhaps based on Spanish capuzar ‘sink (a ship) by the head’, from cabo ‘head’ + chapuzar ‘to dive or duck’.
