Dictionary Entry
careen
careen is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2intransitive verb
To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.
- 3noun
pitching dangerously to one side
- 4verb
move sideways or in an unsteady way
"The ship careened out of control"
- 5verb
walk as if unable to control one's movements
"The drunken man staggered into the room"
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