careen
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
pitching dangerously to one side
Types & categories
- pitching hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
walk as if unable to control one's movements
The drunken man staggered into the room
Types & categories
- walk hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
move sideways or in an unsteady way
The ship careened out of control
Types & categories
- move hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rock |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rock |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | swing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cant |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | careen |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lurch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tilt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bumpy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pitching |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stumble |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | careen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reeler |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | walk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shifting |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | careen |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wobbler |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wobble |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |