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Meaning of careen in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /kəˈrin/

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  1. Verb

    careen

    Etymology

    late 16th century (as a noun denoting the position of a careened ship): from French carène, from Italian carena, from Latin carina‘a keel’. Sense 2 was influenced by the verb career

    Definitions

    1. walk as if unable to control one's movements

    Examples

    • « The drunken man staggered into the room »

    Derived terms

    • lurch
    • reeler
    • rock
    • stagger
    • staggerer
    • stumble
    • sway
    • tilt
    • totterer
  2. 2. move sideways or in an unsteady way

    Examples

    • « The ship careened out of control »

    Derived terms

    • rock
    • shift
    • shifting
    • sway
    • tilt
    • wobble
    • wobbler
  3. Noun

    careen

    Definitions

    1. pitching dangerously to one side

    Derived terms

    • angle
    • cant
    • cant over
    • keel
    • lean
    • lurch
    • pitch
    • reel
    • rock
    • shake
    • shift
    • slant
    • stagger
    • swag
    • sway
    • swing
    • tilt
    • tip
    • wobble

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