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1. Pitching dangerously to one side
   - rock, sway, tilt

1. Walk as if unable to control one's movements
   "The drunken man careened into the room";
   - stagger, reel, keel, lurch, swag
    
2. Move sideways or in an unsteady way
   "The ship careened out of control";
   - wobble, shift, tilt
    
3. Turn a ship on its side to allow repairs and maintenance to one side of the hull at low tide

Derived forms: careened, careens, careening

Type of: lurch, move, pitch, pitching, walk

Encyclopedia: Careen