1. to move forward rapidly while swaying or lurching from side to side
2. to tilt a ship on its side for cleaning or repair
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The car careens down the winding mountain road.
• She careens through the crowded hallway, late for class.
• The drunk driver careens across multiple lanes.
• The shopping cart careens wildly down the parking lot slope.
• The sailors careen the vessel to scrape barnacles from its hull.
• The boat careens dangerously in the rough seas.