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kentern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • capsize verb To turn over or roll over in the water, or to cause a boat to do so.
  • subversion noun The act of undermining or overthrowing a system, government, or authority from within.
  • upset adj Unhappy, distressed, or annoyed.

Senses

kentern is used for these senses in English:

  • capsize (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
  • capsizing An overturning of a boat etc.
  • keel over (intransitive, nautical, also, _, figuratively) Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize or turn turtle.
  • subversion (obsolete) The act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
  • upset (transitive) To tip or overturn (something).

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