Definitions for: Careen


[n] pitching dangerously to one side
[v] move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a vehicle out of control
[v] walk as if unable to control one's movements



Webster (1913) Definition: Ca*reen", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Careened; p. pr. & vb.
n. Careening.] [OF. cariner, F. car['e]ner, fr. OF.
car[`e]ne, 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.


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.

Synonyms: keel, lurch, reel, rock, shift, stagger, swag, sway, sway, tilt, tilt, wobble

See Also: lurch, move, pitch, pitching, totter, walk

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