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3 definitions found 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['e]ner, fr OF car[`e]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. 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: careen n : pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {sway}, {tilt}] v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements [syn: {stagger}, {reel}, {keel}, {lurch}, {swag}] 2: move sideways or in an unsteady way as of a ship or a vehicle out of control [syn: {sway}, {wobble}, {shift}, {tilt}]
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