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Capsize

Cap-sīze', v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. CAPSIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. CAPSIZING.] [Probably from cap, top, head, and seize, because it is properly to move a hogshead or other vessel forward by turning it alternately on the heads.] To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body; as, to capsize a boat. Totten.

Căp'size, n.

noun

n. An upset or overturn.