turn turtle

Etymology


Possibly from the fact that turning a turtle and placing it on its back renders it helpless.

Verb

 * 1)  To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
 * 2)  Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
 * 3)  To fail; to go belly up.
 * 4)  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.
 * 1)  Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
 * 2)  To fail; to go belly up.
 * 3)  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.
 * 1)  To fail; to go belly up.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  To fail; to go belly up.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  To fail; to go belly up.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Translations

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