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 verb 1 : to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
2 : to cause to heel overintransitive verb 1 a : to careen a boat b : to undergo this process
2 : to heel over
3 : to sway from side to side : lurch <a careening carriage being pulled wildly…by a team of runaway horses — J. P. Getty>
4 : career