- (of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion: The car careened around the corner.
- (of a ship) to heel over or list.
- career (def. 7).
- to lean or bend away from the vertical position: The barn was careening a little.
- to cause (a ship) to lie over on a side, as for repairs or cleaning; heave down.
- to clean or repair (a ship lying on its side for the purpose).
- to cause (a ship) to heel over or list, as by the force of a beam wind.
- a careening.
- the position of a careened ship.
- to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side
- to cause (a vessel) to keel over to one side, esp in order to clean or repair its bottom
- (of a vessel) to keel over to one side
