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- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"
- rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
- cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
- to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
- cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
- lacking excess flesh; "you can''t be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
- not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
- lacking in mineral content or combustible material; "lean ore"; "lean fuel"
- low in mineral content; "a lean ore"
- containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"
Similar Words: tilt,
list,
inclination,
leaning,
tip,
slant,
angle,
tend,
be given,
incline,
run,
thin,
skimpy
See Also: overturn,
tip over,
turn over,
upset,
knock over,
bowl over,
tump over,
lean on,
rest on,
lean against,
ectomorphic,
thin
Hyponyms: slope,
incline,
pitch,
weather,
list,
heel,
lean back,
recline,
take kindly to,
suffer,
gravitate
Grouped Verbs: list,
heel
Attributes: body weight
Derivational Morphology:
tilt,
tip,
slant,
angle,
slope,
incline,
pitch,
list,
heel,
inclination,
leaning,
leaner,
rake,
rock,
careen,
sway,
disposition,
tendency,
propensity
Anagrams:
lane,
elan,
Lena
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