Meaning of careen in English
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Verb
careenEtymology
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 careerDefinitions
1. walk as if unable to control one's movementsExamples
- « The drunken man staggered into the room »
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- 2. move sideways or in an unsteady way
Examples
- « The ship careened out of control »
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Noun
careenDefinitions
1. pitching dangerously to one sideDerived terms