Difference between Careen and Tilt

What is the difference between Careen and Tilt?

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 Tilt as a verb is to slope or incline (something); to slant

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.

Tilt

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to slope or incline (something); to slant(jousting) to charge (at someone) with a lanceto forge (something) with a tilt hammerto play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck)

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a slope or inclinationa jousta canvas covering for carts etc.

Example sentence: When people spot Fallon in public, they do not shriek or drool or go wobbly in the knees. It's a different look entirely. A tilt of the head, mouth agape, eyebrows rolled like you do when you see a puppy.

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

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