careened

Meanings

• meaning 1: to overturn or capsize a vehicle, especially when the vehicle strikes an obstacle.

  - "The car careened off the road and flipped over."
  - "After hitting a large pothole, the truck careened dangerously from side to side."

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Synonyms

heel

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with careened
carefully , caressingly , scarecrow , waresrow

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Homophones

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1. careen (verb) - to overturn a vehicle.
   

2. careen (noun) - a large wooden horse filled with soldiers used as a decoy in ancient warfare.
   

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Variants

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careen , careened , careening , careens

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Forms

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careen (verb, past tense) - to have overturned or capsized a vehicle., careen (verb, past participle) - to have been overturned or capsized a vehicle., careen (verb, gerund) - overturning or capsizing a vehicle., careen (verb, infinitive) - to overturn or capsize a vehicle., careen (noun) - a large wooden horse filled with soldiers used as a decoy in ancient warfare., careen (adjective) - out of control or in a state of chaos

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Etymology

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From Old French carner, meaning 'to turn or overturn'.

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Culture

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In literature and art, the term 'careening' is sometimes used figuratively to describe a person or situation that is out of control or in a state of chaos. For example, in the novel 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville, the captain Ahab is described as careening from one obsession to another, leading his crew and ship into a disastrous confrontation with the white whale.

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