Capsise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Capsise is a verb meaning (UK, dated) Nonstandard spelling of capsize.
Meaning
(UK, dated) Nonstandard spelling of capsize.
Example Sentences
Q. How long is that ago ? A. Three weeks ago. They told us if we came alongside they would capsise us.
“Please, sir,” said Jem, who was barefooted, as well as bareheaded, touching the lock of hair on his forehead, “the cook has capsised the kettle—but he has put more on.”
... he observed at some distance an Esquimeaux paddling up and down, as if for amusement: having made a sign to him to come over, he told him he would give him a knife and a few needles, in case he would capsise himself in his canoe.
No nautical man now is surprised at her capsising. Her great faults seemed to be topweight, from various causes, a very low freeboard (far too little), and hence the extraordinary height of her centre of gravity ; the consequences of all of which were her utter inability to recover herself on going over her angle of safety, and her ultimate capsising.
Word Forms
- capsises
- capsising
- capsised
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include capsize, pitchpole, shipwreck, pitchpoll, splash, run down.
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