The meaning of CAPSIZE is to cause to overturn. How to use capsize in a sentence.

A huge wave capsized the yacht. When the boat capsized we were trapped underneath it.

CAPSIZE definition: to turn bottom up; overturn: With a strong kick he capsized the stool. See examples of capsize used in a sentence.

Capsizing or keeling over occurs when a boat or ship is rolled on its side or further by wave action, instability or wind force beyond the angle of positive static stability or it is upside down …

Definition of capsize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To overturn or cause to overturn: The boat capsized; I capsized the canoe.

If you capsize a boat or if it capsizes, it turns upside down in the water. The sea got very rough and the boat capsized.

Capsize definition: To overturn or cause to overturn.

The canoe suddenly capsized. They were fooling around and accidentally capsized the canoe.

To capsize is to overturn, and it usually happens to boats. Don't rock the boat, baby, or you might just capsize. When a boat tips over in a lake, it capsizes, and so does a boy who is sitting on …