Main Entry:

¹ca·reen

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈrēn\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

from carine side of a ship, from Middle French, submerged part of a hull, from Latin carina hull, half of a nutshell; perhaps akin to Greek karyon nut

Date:

circa 1583

transitive verb1: to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull2: to cause to heel overintransitive verb1 a: to careen a boat b: to undergo this process2: to heel over3: to sway from side to side : lurch <a careening carriage being pulled wildly…by a team of runaway horses — J. P. Getty>4: career