turn turtle

== English == === Alternative forms === turn the turtle === Etymology === Possibly from the fact that turning a turtle and placing it on its back renders it helpless. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːn ˈtɜːtəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝn ˈtɝtəl/, [-ɾəl] Hyphenation: turn tur‧tle === Verb === turn turtle (third-person singular simple present turns turtle, present participle turning turtle, simple past and past participle turned turtle) (intransitive, now historical) To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back. (intransitive) Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down. Synonym: (verb) turtle (intransitive, figuratively) To fail; to go belly up. (dated, idiomatic) To become upset. (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. ==== Related terms ==== turtling (noun) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Eskimo roll upside down === References ===