turtle

1. 1.

   overturn accidentally

   “Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!”

   Synonymscapsizeturn turtle

   Broaderoverturn
2. 2.

   hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

   Broaderhunt

Other forms of turtle

plural

turtles·

past tense

turtled·

present participle

turtling·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about turtle

What does turtle mean?

turtle means "a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in turtle?

turtle has 2 syllables: tur-tle. The stress falls on "tur". In IPA it is /ˈtɝtəl/.

What is another word for turtle?

Close synonyms include turtleneck, polo-neck, capsize, turn turtle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is turtle a common word?

turtle is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.