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careen

/kəˈriːn/

រេទៅម្ខាង

  1. verb រេទៅម្ខាង, ទ្រេតទ្រោត, រេចុះរេឡើង
    to lean sideways or tilt dangerously while moving fast
    ទ្រេតផ្អៀង ឬរេចុះរេឡើងពេលកំពុងធ្វើចលនាយ៉ាងលឿន
    The car careened off the road and hit a tree.
    រថយន្តបានរេចាកចេញពីផ្លូវហើយបុកដើមឈើមួយដើម។
  2. verb ផ្អៀងកប៉ាល់ដើម្បីជួសជុល
    to turn a ship on its side for cleaning or repair
    ផ្អៀងកប៉ាល់ទៅម្ខាងដើម្បីសម្អាតឬជួសជុលបាត
    Sailors careened the ship on the sand to scrape off barnacles.
    ពួកនាវិកបានផ្អៀងកប៉ាល់លើដីខ្សាច់ដើម្បីកោសក្អែលនិងខ្យងចេញ។

Synonyms: swerve, tilt, lean, lurch, reel

Antonyms: straighten, stabilize

Forms: careens, careened, careening

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bion biphasic bisect bluebonnet boodle boringly boyar brittleness bulbul caber calcined cambium caret caricaturist cathepsin charr chervil clayey clockmaker colloquy conservatorium conveyancer copperas coziness

Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.