krängen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- careen verb 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.
- heel noun The rounded back part of the foot, or the corresponding part of a shoe or sock.
- list noun A series of names, items, or numbers written or said one after another.
Senses
krängen is used for these senses in English:
- careen (nautical, transitive) 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.
- careen (nautical, intransitive) To tilt on one side.
- heel (chiefly, nautical) To incline to one side; to tilt. [from 16th c.]
- list (transitive, nautical) To cause (something) to tilt to one side. [from early 17th c.]
careen — full definition
- verb 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.
- verb To tilt on one side.
- verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
- verb To tilt or lean while in motion.
heel — full definition
- noun The rounded back part of the foot, or the corresponding part of a shoe or sock.
- noun A contemptible, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- noun In professional wrestling, a performer playing the villain role.
- verb For a boat or ship to tilt or lean over to one side.
- verb For a dog to walk obediently close beside its owner.