| overturn upset | an improbable and unexpected victory, the biggest upset since David beat Goliath |
upset overturn
turnover | the act of upsetting something, he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed |
| boat racing | the sport of racing boats |
upset derangement
overthrow | the act of disturbing the mind or body, his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset, she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living |
boatbill
boat-billed heron
broadbill Cochlearius cochlearius | tropical American heron related to night herons |
water boatman
boat bug | carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs |
| banana boat | a ship designed to transport bananas |
| boat | a small vessel for travel on water |
| boat deck | the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored |
| boat hook | pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats |
| boat train | a train taking passengers to or from a port |
| boat whistle | a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning |
cabin cruiser
cruiser pleasure boat
pleasure craft | a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board |
canal boat
narrow boat
narrowboat | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals |
cattleship
cattle boat | a cargo ship for the transport of livestock |
fishing boat
fishing smack
fishing vessel | a vessel for fishing, often has a well to keep the catch alive |
| flying boat | a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons |
gravy boat
gravy holder
sauceboat
boat | a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce |
| guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships |
jolly boat
jolly | a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work |
| mackinaw Mackinaw boat | a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes |
mailboat
mail boat
packet packet boat | a boat for carrying mail |
paddle
boat paddle | a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat |
patrol boat
patrol ship | a vessel assigned to patrol an area |
| picket boat | a boat serving as a picket |
| pilot boat | a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships |
| police boat | a boat used by harbor police |
PT boat
mosquito boat
mosquito craft
motor torpedo boat | a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat, P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat |
| racing boat | a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing |
| river boat | a boat used on rivers or to ply a river |
| rowing boat | a rowboat |
sailboat
sailing boat | a small sailing vessel, usually with a single mast |
| sea boat | a boat that is seaworthy, that is adapted to the open seas |
| small boat | a boat that is small |
submarine
pigboat
sub
U-boat | a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes |
tender ship's boat
pinnace
cutter | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
| torpedo boat | small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters |
| torpedo-boat destroyer | small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers, designed to destroy torpedo boats |
upset
swage | a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging |
| boat race | a race between people rowing or driving boats |
yacht club
boat club | club that promotes and supports yachting and boating |
| upset price | (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids |
| disorder upset | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning, the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder, everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time |
indigestion
dyspepsia
stomach upset
upset stomach | a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea |
disturbance perturbation
upset | an unhappy and worried mental state, there was too much anger and disturbance, she didn't realize the upset she caused me |
| upset | disturb the balance or stability of, The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries |
| boat-race | participate in a boat race |
| upset | defeat suddenly and unexpectedly, The foreign team upset the local team |
swage
upset | form metals with a swage |
disturb
upset
trouble | move deeply, This book upset me, A troubling thought |