verb Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The sailors were careening the small wooden boat on the beach, tilting it sharply to one side to scrape off the algae and barnacles from the hull below the waterline. " nautical sailing vehicle technical ocean Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tilt on one side. Examples : "The old sailboat was careening dangerously in the strong wind, its mast nearly touching the water. " vehicle nautical sailing traffic action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lurch or sway violently from side to side. Examples : "The shopping cart, released on the hill, was careening down the parking lot. " action vehicle nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tilt or lean while in motion. Examples : "The shopping cart, with a wobbly wheel, was careening down the grocery store aisle. " vehicle nautical sailing traffic action direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly. Examples : "The shopping cart, suddenly released, went careening down the parking lot aisle. " action vehicle way traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. Examples : "The shopping cart, released on the hill, was careening down the parking lot towards the parked cars. " action vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The motion of something that careens. Examples : "The drunk driver's careening across the highway caused a multi-car pileup. " action nautical vehicle way sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
