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Careen vs Awry - What's the difference?

careen | awry |

As a verb careen

is to heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.

As an adverb awry is

obliquely, crookedly; askew.

As an adjective awry is

turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.

careen

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (nautical) To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line.
  • (nautical) To tilt on one side.
  • To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
  • To tilt or lean while in motion.
  • To .

    • Derived terms

    * careenage

    Synonyms

    * heel

    Anagrams

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    awry

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
  • Perversely, improperly.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place.
    • The frame was awry .
  • Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss.
    • There is something awry with this story.

    Usage notes

    * As an adjective, awry is almost always used as a predicate adjective.

    Synonyms

    * (misaligned) wonky (mostly UK)

    Quotations

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