what does careen mean?
CAREEN as NOUN
- Meaning
- pitching dangerously to one side
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Hypernyms(s) careen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CAREEN as VERB
- Meaning
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
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Usage Example(s)
- The ship careened out of control
Hypernyms(s) careen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- walk as if unable to control one’’s movements
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Usage Example(s)
- The drunken man staggered into the room
Hypernyms(s) careen is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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