volcar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom)
  2. (transitive) to empty, empty out (to remove the contents of)
  3. (transitive) to make dizzy
  4. (transitive) to get (someone) to change their mind
  5. (intransitive, reflexive) to overturn, tip over, capsize (to flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom)
  6. (reflexive) to do one's utmost, do one's best (to make the greatest possible effort)

Frequency

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Hyphenated as
vol‧car
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bolˈkaɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *volvicāre, from Latin volvō (“to roll”). Compare Catalan bolcar.

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