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Inflections of 'lean v ⇒ conjugate )leans v 3rd person singular leaning v pres p leaned v past (US & UK) leant v past (UK) leaned v past p (US & UK) leant v past p (UK)
lean WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025 Sense: Verb: inclineSynonyms:
incline ,
slant Collocations ,
tilt Collocations ,
tip Collocations ,
angle Collocations ,
slope Collocations ,
pitch Collocations ,
list Collocations ,
cock Collocations ,
cant ,
be at an angle ,
be angled Sense: Verb: prop - usually followed by 'on' or 'against'Synonyms:
Sense: Verb: tendSynonyms:
Sense: Verb: depend - followed by 'on'Synonyms:
Sense: Adjective: thinSynonyms:
thin Collocations ,
skinny Collocations ,
slim Collocations ,
slender Collocations ,
bony ,
gaunt ,
lanky ,
sinewy ,
angular ,
wiry ,
gangling ,
gangly Sense: Adjective: impoverished - period in timeSynonyms:
a lean old one - English Only forum
a lean to it - English Only forum
A lean, mean, fighting machine of a team. - English Only forum
a physique like a long-distance runner, lean and coiled - English Only forum
a serious lean toward the African-American persuasion - English Only forum
across the desert of the late lean years - English Only forum
Another version of offer a shoulder to lean on - English Only forum
Antonym of lean towards something - English Only forum
aptitude? lean? - English Only forum
as toss and lean - English Only forum
At 'part-load' conditions, a lean mixture in the cylinder... - English Only forum
bend and lean - English Only forum
bend over OR lean on? - English Only forum
bend/lean down, over, forward - English Only forum
bow down, kneel, bend down, lean down - English Only forum
Bow/ lean in - English Only forum
Can an object "lean on" another object? - English Only forum
children or boys tend / incline towards /lean towards - English Only forum
descriptive of a lean face - English Only forum
Do not lean on door - English Only forum
Do Not Lean on Door or Do Not Lean Against Door - English Only forum
Doing it < on/ with > a relatively lean budget - English Only forum
Don't lean *sideways?* in your chair - English Only forum
Don't lean against/on the door. - English Only forum
Don't lean on me, weigh me down - English Only forum
economically intimidatingly lean - English Only forum
every lean feature - English Only forum
family to <lean on> - English Only forum
German car-makers would lean on Angela Merkel to give Britain a jammy deal - English Only forum
Great puddingy thighs in black pudding-cloth, or lean wooden sticks in black funeral stuff - English Only forum
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