volcar

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

• IPA^(key): /bolˈkaɾ/ [bolˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: vol‧car

volcar (first-person singular present vuelco, first-person singular preterite volqué, past participle volcado)

1. (transitive) to upset, knock over, tip over, dump (to cause to flip over, from uppermost to bottom)

   El niño volcó el vaso. ― The boy knocked the glass over.

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 or reflexive) to overturn, tip over, capsize (to flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom)

   Synonym: zozobrar

   Nuestra barca volcó. ― Our boat capsized.

6. (reflexive) to do one's utmost, do one's best (to make the greatest possible effort)

• “volcar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28