careen vs meteor

careen

verb
  • To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way. 

  • To tilt on one side. 

  • To tilt or lean while in motion. 

  • To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly. 

  • To lurch or sway violently from side to side. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • The position of a ship laid on one side. 

meteor

verb
  • To move at great speed. 

noun
  • An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars). 

  • A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable. 

  • A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. 

  • A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain. 

  • Any short-lived source of wonderment. 

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