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capoter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
  • turtle noun A reptile with a hard protective shell that lives on land, in fresh water, or in the sea.

Senses

capoter is used for these senses in English:

  • overturn (ambitransitive) To turn over, capsize or upset.
  • turtle (intransitive) To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.

overturn — full definition

  1. verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
  2. verb To reverse an official decision, ruling, or law.

turtle — full definition

  1. noun A reptile with a hard protective shell that lives on land, in fresh water, or in the sea.
  2. verb To flip over onto one's back, especially of a boat capsizing.
  3. verb In gaming, to play very defensively, building up defences rather than attacking.

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