careen

[Ca*reen·]

Whether it’s an unsteady ship, a speeding bus, or a person who is woozy, use the verb careen to describe something that’s teetering from side to side.

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To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.

Noun
pitching dangerously to one side

Verb
move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

Verb
walk as if unable to control one''s movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"


v. t.
To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.

v. i.
To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.


Careen

Ca*reen" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Careened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Careening.] [OF. cariner, F. car'82ner, fr. OF. car'8ane, the bottom of a ship, keel, fr. L. carina.] (Naut.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.

Careen

Ca*reen" , v. i. To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.

To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.

To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.

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