[でんぐりがえる, dengurigaeru] (v5r, vi) to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Topsy-turvy \Top"sy-tur"vy\, adv. [Earlier topside-turvey,
topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as
turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means,
overturned, fr. {AS}. torfian to throw.]
In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside
down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
topsy-turvy
adv 1: in a disordered manner; "they were piled up higgledy-
piggledy" [syn: {higgledy-piggledy}, {topsy-turvy}]
2: in disorderly haste; "we ran head over heels toward the
shelter" [syn: {head over heels}, {heels over head}, {topsy-
turvy}, {topsy-turvily}, {in great confusion}]
adj 1: in utter disorder; "a disorderly pile of clothes" [syn:
{disorderly}, {higgledy-piggledy}, {hugger-mugger},
{jumbled}, {topsy-turvy}]
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