turtle

  1. Noun.  A land or marine reptile having a protective shell (made up of a carapace and a plastron) enclosing its body..
  2. Noun.  (Australia, British) A sea turtle.
  3. Noun.  (military) An Ancient Roman attack method, where the shields held by the soldiers hide them, not only left, right, front and back, but also from above.
  4. Noun.  (computing) A type of robot having a domed case (and so resembling the reptile), used in education, especially for making line drawings by means of a computer program.
  5. Noun.  (computing) An on-screen cursor that serves the same function as a turtle for drawing.
  6. Noun.  (printing, historical) The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-revolving cylinder press.
  7. Verb.  To flip over onto the back or top; to turn upside down.
  8. Verb.  To turn and swim upside down.
  9. Verb.  To hunt turtles, especially in the water.
  10. Verb.  (video games) To build up a large defense force and strike only punctually, rather than going for an offensive strategy.
  11. Noun.  (archaic) A turtle dove.

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