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Turn turtle

/ˈtɜːn ˈtɜːtəl/

To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.

📖 Definitions of "Turn turtle"

verb

1
To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back.
2
Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down.
3
To fail; to go belly up.
4
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.

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