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CAREEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pitching dangerously to one side

Synonyms:

careen; rock; sway; tilt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("careen" is a kind of...):

lurch; pitch; pitching (abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance))

Derivation:

careen (move sideways or in an unsteady way)

careen (walk as if unable to control one's movements)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move sideways or in an unsteady way

Example:

The ship careened out of control

Synonyms:

careen; shift; tilt; wobble

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

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

Derivation:

careen (pitching dangerously to one side)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Walk as if unable to control one's movements

Example:

The drunken man staggered into the room

Synonyms:

careen; keel; lurch; reel; stagger; swag

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "careen" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

careen (pitching dangerously to one side)

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