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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb turn turtle has 1 sense

• turn turtle(v = verb.motion) capsize, turtle - overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"
is one way to overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over
Sample sentence:
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ROGET THESAURUS

turn turtle

Inversion

VB be inverted, turn round, turn about, turn to the right about, go round, go about, go to the right about, wheel round, wheel about, wheel to the right about, turn over, go over, tilt over, topple over, capsize, turn turtle, invert, subvert, retrovert, introvert, reverse, up turn, over turn, up set, over set, turn topsy turvy, culbuter, transpose, put the cart before the horse, turn the tables.

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