Meaning

noun pitching dangerously to one side

verb walk as if unable to control one's movements

verb move sideways or in an unsteady way

originEtymology tree Latin carīna Italian carenabor. French carènebor. English careen First attested in the late 16th century, from French carène (“keel”), from Italian carena, from Latin carīna (“keel of a ship”). Doublet of carene and carina.

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