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careen

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Verb

  1. To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
  2. To tilt on one side.
  3. To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
  4. To tilt or lean while in motion.
  5. To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
  6. To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.

Noun

  1. The position of a ship laid on one side.

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