careen
- Verb. (nautical) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
- Verb. (nautical) To tilt on one side.
- Verb. To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- Verb. To tilt or lean while in motion. (defdate, from late 19th c.) .
- Verb. To career. (defdate, from at least early 20th c.) .
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