turn turtle vs up-end

turn turtle

verb
  • Especially of a boat or ship, or some other vehicle: to turn upside down. 

  • 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. 

  • To fail; to go belly up. 

  • To capture a turtle by turning it onto its back. 

up-end

verb
  • To turn (something) upside down, to invert (something). 

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