Difference between Careen and Shift

What is the difference between Careen and Shift?

Careen as a verb 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. while Shift as a verb is to change, swap.

Careen

Part of speech: verb

Definition: 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. To tilt on one side. To lurch or sway violently from side to side. To tilt or lean while in motion. To career.

Shift

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a type of women's undergarment, a slipa change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working timean act of shifting; a slight movement or changethe gear mechanism in a motor vehiclea button on a keyboard, chiefly for switching between upper and lower casea bit shiftThe infield shift.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To change, swap.to move from one place to another; to redistribute.to change position.To change gears (in a car).to remove the first value from an array.to dispose of.to hurry.to engage in sexual petting.

Example sentence: The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

We hope you now know whether to use Careen or Shift in your sentence.

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