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turtle
noun
a
reptile
with
a
hard
,
domed
shell
that
moves
slowly
and
can
pull
its
head
and
legs
inside
for
protection
,
usually
living
in
or
near
water
•
A
small
turtle
rested
on
a
rock
by
the
pond
,
soaking
up
the
sun
.
A
small
turtle
rested
on
a
rock
by
the
pond
,
soaking
up
the
sun
.
•
The
children
cheered
as
the
baby
turtle
crawled
toward
the
ocean
.
The
children
cheered
as
the
baby
turtle
crawled
toward
the
ocean
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
probably
from
French
"
tortue
" (
modern
"
tortue
"),
influenced
by
"
tortoise
".
verb
-
turtle
,
turtling
,
turtles
,
turtled
to
pull
yourself
in
or
hide
,
or
to
stay
very
still
,
like
a
turtle
that
retreats
into
its
shell
•
When
the
thunder
roared
,
the
little
boy
turtled
under
his
blanket
.
When
the
thunder
roared
,
the
little
boy
turtled
under
his
blanket
.
•
The
gamer
lost
confidence
and
turtled
behind
a
wall
until
his
team
arrived
.
The
gamer
lost
confidence
and
turtled
behind
a
wall
until
his
team
arrived
.
Verb
use
comes
from
the
noun
image
of
a
turtle
retreating
into
its
shell
,
first
recorded
in
the
20th
century
.
