krenge — meaning in English

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.

Senses

krenge 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.]

careen — full definition

1. 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.
2. verb To tilt on one side.
3. verb To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
4. verb To tilt or lean while in motion.

heel — full definition

1. noun The rounded back part of the foot, or the corresponding part of a shoe or sock.
2. noun A contemptible, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
3. noun In professional wrestling, a performer playing the villain role.
4. verb For a boat or ship to tilt or lean over to one side.
5. verb For a dog to walk obediently close beside its owner.

Related Norwegian words