Capsizing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Capsize \Cap*size"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Capsized}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Capsizing}.] [Cf. Sp. cabecear to nod, pitch,
     capuzar, chapuzar, to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr.
     L. caput head.]
     To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.
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           But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? --Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  capsizing
       n : (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in
           the water