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careen

lean or tip to one side while in motion, as car rounding a curve or a ship listing in a storm: The motorcycle careened around the bend in the road.
Not to be confused with:
career – move rapidly, go at full speed: The sports car careered down the highway.; vocation, lifework, livelihood: She has made a career of interior decoration.
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ca·reen

 (kə-rēn′)
v. ca·reened, ca·reen·ing, ca·reens
v.intr.
1.
a. To lurch or swerve while in motion: "The Tasmanian boat was a wreck ... the stove had broken free of its mounting and was careening about with every wave" (Bryan Burrough).
b. To move forward rapidly, especially with a swaying motion or with minimal control; career: "I saw my life as a car with no brakes careening down a dangerous mountain road" (Tom Perotta).
2. Nautical
a. To lean to one side, as a ship sailing in the wind.
b. To turn a ship on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing.
v.tr. Nautical
1. To cause (a ship) to lean to one side; tilt.
2.
a. To lean (a ship) on one side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing.
b. To clean, caulk, or repair (a ship in this position).
n. Nautical
1. The act or process of careening a ship.
2. The position of a careened ship.

[From French (en) carène, (on) the keel, from Old French carene, from Old Italian carena, from Latin carīna; see kar- in Indo-European roots.]

ca·reen′er n.
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careen

(kəˈriːn)
vb
1. to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side
2. (Nautical Terms) (tr) nautical to cause (a vessel) to keel over to one side, esp in order to clean or repair its bottom
3. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical (of a vessel) to keel over to one side
[C17: from French carène keel, from Italian carena, from Latin carīna keel]
caˈreenage n
caˈreener n
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ca•reen

(kəˈrin)

v.i.
1. to lean or tip to one side while in motion; sway: The car careened around the corner.
2. (of a ship) to heel over or list.
v.t.
4. to cause (a ship) to lie over on a side, as for repairs or cleaning.
5. to clean or repair (a careened ship).
6. to cause (a ship) to heel over or list.
n.
7. the act or position of careening.
[1585–95; < Middle French carine < Latin carīna keel, nutshell; akin to Greek káryon nut]
ca•reen′er, n.
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careen


Past participle: careened
Gerund: careening

Imperative
careen
careen
Present
I careen
you careen
he/she/it careens
we careen
you careen
they careen
Preterite
I careened
you careened
he/she/it careened
we careened
you careened
they careened
Present Continuous
I am careening
you are careening
he/she/it is careening
we are careening
you are careening
they are careening
Present Perfect
I have careened
you have careened
he/she/it has careened
we have careened
you have careened
they have careened
Past Continuous
I was careening
you were careening
he/she/it was careening
we were careening
you were careening
they were careening
Past Perfect
I had careened
you had careened
he/she/it had careened
we had careened
you had careened
they had careened
Future
I will careen
you will careen
he/she/it will careen
we will careen
you will careen
they will careen
Future Perfect
I will have careened
you will have careened
he/she/it will have careened
we will have careened
you will have careened
they will have careened
Future Continuous
I will be careening
you will be careening
he/she/it will be careening
we will be careening
you will be careening
they will be careening
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been careening
you have been careening
he/she/it has been careening
we have been careening
you have been careening
they have been careening
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been careening
you will have been careening
he/she/it will have been careening
we will have been careening
you will have been careening
they will have been careening
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been careening
you had been careening
he/she/it had been careening
we had been careening
you had been careening
they had been careening
Conditional
I would careen
you would careen
he/she/it would careen
we would careen
you would careen
they would careen
Past Conditional
I would have careened
you would have careened
he/she/it would have careened
we would have careened
you would have careened
they would have careened
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.careen - pitching dangerously to one sidecareen - pitching dangerously to one side  
pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
Verb1.careen - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
2.careen - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
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Translations
CarinaKiel

careen

[kəˈriːn]
A. VTcarenar
B. VIinclinarse, escorar
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careen

[kəˈriːn]
1. vi (ship) → sbandare
2. vtcarenare
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