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Noun: careen  ku'reen
  1. Pitching dangerously to one side
    - rock, sway, tilt
Verb: careen  ku'reen
  1. Walk as if unable to control one's movements
    "The drunken man careened into the room";
    - stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag
     
  2. Move sideways or in an unsteady way
    "The ship careened out of control";
    - wobble, shift, tilt
     
  3. Turn a ship on its side to allow repairs and maintenance to one side of the hull at low tide

Derived forms: careened, careens, careening

Type of: lurch, move, pitch, pitching, walk

Encyclopedia: Careen