переверну́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• capsize verb To turn over or roll over in the water, or to cause a boat to do so.
• flip verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
• reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.

Senses

переверну́ть is used for these senses in English:

• capsize (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
• flip (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
• reverse (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
• turn over To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.

flip — full definition

1. verb To turn something over quickly, often with a snapping motion.
2. verb To buy something (often property) and quickly resell it for profit.
3. verb To suddenly become very angry or lose control (informal).
4. noun A maneuver that rotates something, or someone, end over end.

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