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▸ verb:  (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.
▸ verb:  (nautical, intransitive) To tilt on one side.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To lurch or sway violently from side to side.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To tilt or lean while in motion.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, chiefly US) To career, to move rapidly straight ahead, to rush carelessly.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, chiefly US) To move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way.
▸ noun:  (nautical) The position of a ship laid on one side.

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