pitchpole
verb
pitch·pole ˈpich-ˌpōl 
pitchpoled; pitchpoling; pitchpoles
intransitive verb
: to turn end over end
the catamaran pitchpoled
transitive verb
: to cause to turn end over end
Word History
Etymology
pitchpole somersault, from pitch entry 3 + pole, poll head
First Known Use
1682, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
pitchpoles
verb
as in oversets
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- oversets
- tumps (over)
- topples
- inverts
- turns over
- overthrows
- capsizes
- upends
- heels
- lists
- overturns
- tips
- tilts
- upsets
- keels
- leans
- careens
- founders
- collapses
- falls
- gives
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rights
- straightens (up)
- stands up
- raises
- erects