careen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: careen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for careen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
careen n pitching dangerously to one side [syn: rock, careen, sway, tilt] v walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" Synonym(s): stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control" Synonym(s): careen, wobble, shift, tilt
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Careen \Ca*reen"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Careened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Careening}.] [OF. cariner, F. car[82]ner, fr. OF. car[8a]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.