pitching vs careen

pitching and careen both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pitching	Yes	No	No	No
careen	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, careen is a hyponym of pitching; that is, careen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pitching:

pitching: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
careen: pitching dangerously to one side

Other hyponyms of pitching include rock, sway, tilt.

pitching (noun)	careen (noun)
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team	pitching dangerously to one side
abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

pitching (verb)	careen (verb)
	move sideways or in an unsteady way
	walk as if unable to control one's movements