What is the meaning of Careen?

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(v.t.) To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.
(v.i.) To incline to one side or lie over, as a ship when sailing on a wind; to be off the keel.

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