(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 ) .

South Midland U.S. 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.

Nautical . the position of a careened ship.

verb

bend , lean , lurch , pitch , sway , tiltnotes:careen has a nautical origin and is a side-to-side trajectory while career is a headlong high-speed trajectory , cant , incline , keel , list , slant , slope , stagger , swing , tilt , tip , veer , weave