I. kə-ˈrēn 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 over
intransitive 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 careen ing carriage being pulled wildly…by a team of runaway horses — J. P. Getty
4. : career
II. noun
Date: 1712
archaic : the act or process of careening : the state of being careened