careened
Tilted while moving
Careened originally describes a ship tilted on its side for cleaning or repair.
The word now most commonly means to move rapidly in an uncontrolled manner, lurching or swaying: The car careened down the hill, He careened through the crowd.
Some usage guides insist this should be "careered," but careened dominates in American English for wild, tilting motion.
Change course suddenly
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- zigzagAngled back-and-forth path
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- fishtailRear-end lateral skid
skid · carom · ricochet · weave · dodge · jink · sidestep · pivot
Hull's structural base
- heelFoot's rear underside
- listSequence of recorded items
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- capsizeOverturn in water
lean · tip · roll · pitch · yaw · beaching · hull · scraping
Without control or moderation
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- out-of-controlLacking any governance
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
teetering · wobbling · pitching · reeling · tumbling · spinning · spiraling · pinballing
veer
Change course suddenly
fishtail · skid · carom · ricochet · weave · dodge · jink · sidestep · pivot · yaw
keel
Hull's structural base
capsize · lean · tip · roll · pitch · yaw · beaching · hull · scraping · caulking
wildly
Without control or moderation
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- out-of-controlLacking any governance
lurching · teetering · wobbling · pitching · reeling · tumbling · spinning · spiraling · pinballing · bouncing
hurtle
Move at reckless speed
zoom · rocket · tear · barrel · streak · whiz · fly · dash · charge · rush