опрокинуться — meaning in English

English meaning

• capsize verb To turn over or roll over in the water, or to cause a boat to do so.
• tip noun The pointed or outer end of something.
• topple verb To fall over, or to cause something to fall over, especially from being top-heavy or unstable.
• tumble verb To fall suddenly, often rolling or turning over as it happens.

Senses

опрокинуться is used for these senses in English:

• capsize (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
• tip (ergative) (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced. [from 17th c.]
• tip over (ergative) (to cause) to topple over and fall
• topple (intransitive) To totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so.
• tumble (intransitive) To fall end over end; to roll over and over.
• turn turtle (intransitive, surfing) 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.

tip — full definition

1. noun The pointed or outer end of something.
2. verb To tilt or knock something so it falls or leans over.
3. noun A small amount of money given to a service worker, such as a waiter or driver, as thanks for good service.
4. verb To give someone a small amount of money as thanks for a service.
5. noun A small piece of useful or private advice or information.

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