careen
careen
Definition
ca·reen (kə rēn′)
transitive verb
- to cause (a ship) to lean or lie on one side, as on a beach, for cleaning, repairs, etc.
- to caulk, clean, or repair (a ship in this position)
- to cause to lean sideways; tip; tilt
Etymology: Fr carener, careen < OFr carène, carine < OIt carena < L carina, keel of a ship, orig., nutshell: see hard
intransitive verb
- to lean sideways, as a sailing ship before a high wind
- to lurch from side to side, esp. while moving rapidly
noun
the act or position of careening
careen
Synonyms
careen
Usage Examples
Followed by a transitive particle
- off: I am ready for the flight to drop into the drink or careen off the runway in a ball of fire.
Object
- boat: Note that in some instances the plate can only be re-fitted by careening the boat ( lying it on its side ).
- course: A single misstep and the world may well be set off on a careening course to destruction.
Particle object:
- road: On a tight turn, she lost control and the car flipped twice as it careened off the road into a ditch.
Modifying Another Word
- wildly: Hitting a loose rail the train went careening wildly off the track, killing the train's conductor and its brakeman.
- so: As she settled more and more onto her starboard side, she careened so that some of the passengers stepped into the sea.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- out: Although the mood suggests a decadent civilization careening out of control, Eyes Wide Shut ended up for me as a life-affirming experience.
- around: The machine's brushed chrome interior split his reflection, sent hazy multiples of it careening around its walls.
- off: Then, we split off in pairs to careen off down this pretty long rapids.
Browse dictionary entries near careen
- care to
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- cards and spades
- cards
- cardplayer
- Cardozo
- cardoon
- career
- career woman
- careerist
- carefree
- careful
- carefully
- caregiver
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
