[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

careen \careen"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. careened; p. pr.  vb.
   n. careening. of. cariner, f. car'ener, fr. of.
   car`ene, 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.
   1913 webster
see also:
careened careening 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

careen \careen"\, v. i.
   to incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing
   on a wind; to be off the keel.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

careen
     n : pitching dangerously to one side syn: rock, sway, tilt
     v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements; "the drunken
          man staggered into the room" syn: stagger, reel, keel,
           lurch, swag
     2: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "the ship careened out
        of control" syn: wobble, shift, tilt
see also:
rock sway tilt stagger reel keel 
lurch swag wobble shift 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

119 moby thesaurus words for "careen":
   ascend, bank, blunder, bob, bobble, cant, capsize, career, climb,
   coggle, come a cropper, culbuter, dangle, decline, descend, dip,
   drop, fall, fall away, fall down, fall flat, fall headlong,
   fall off, fall over, fall prostrate, falter, flounce, flounder,
   fluctuate, flutter, get a cropper, go downhill, go uphill, grade,
   heel, incline, keel, keel over, labor, lay down, lean, librate,
   lie along, list, lurch, nutate, oscillate, overset, overthrow,
   overturn, pendulate, pitch, pitch and plunge, plunge, rake, reel,
   resonate, retreat, rise, rock, roll, seethe, shake, shelve, sidle,
   slant, slope, sprawl, spread-eagle, stagger, struggle, stumble,
   subvert, swag, sway, swerve, swing, swinging, take a fall,
   take a flop, take a header, take a pratfall, take a spill,
   thrash about, tilt, tip, tip over, topple, topple down,
   topple over, topsy-turvify, topsy-turvy, toss, toss and tumble,
   toss and turn, totter, trip, tumble, turn a somersault, turn over,
   turn topsy-turvy, turn turtle, turn upside down, uprise, upset,
   upturn, vacillate, veer, vibrate, volutation, wag, waggle, wallop,
   wallow, wave, waver, weave, welter, wobble

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