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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. pitching dangerously to one side;
[syn: rock, careen, sway, tilt]


VERB (2)

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements;
- Example: "The drunken man staggered into the room"
[syn: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen]

2. move sideways or in an unsteady way;
- Example: "The ship careened out of control"
[syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Careen \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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

careen n 1: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen, sway, tilt] v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen] 2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" [syn: careen, wobble, shift, tilt]