CAREEN
Dictionary entry overview: What does careen mean?
• CAREEN (noun)
The noun CAREEN has 1 sense:
1. pitching dangerously to one side
Familiarity information: CAREEN used as a noun is very rare.
• CAREEN (verb)
The verb CAREEN has 2 senses:
1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
2. move sideways or in an unsteady way
Familiarity information: CAREEN used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAREEN (noun)
Meaning:
Pitching dangerously to one side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
careen; sway; tilt; rock
Hypernyms ("careen" is a kind of...):
lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))
• CAREEN (verb)
Meaning:
Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
careen; keel; lurch; reel; stagger; swag
Context example:
The drunken man staggered into the room
Hypernyms (to "careen" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Move sideways or in an unsteady way
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
wobble; careen; tilt; shift
Context example:
The ship careened out of control
Hypernyms (to "careen" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
