Verb
- 1. lean, tilt, tip, slant, angle, bend, flex
- usage: to incline or bend from a vertical position; "She leaned over the banister"
- 2. lean, put, set, place, pose, position, lay
- usage: cause to lean or incline; "He leaned his rifle against the wall"
- 3. tend, be given, lean, incline, run, be
- usage: 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"
- 4. lean, trust, swear, rely, bank
- usage: rely on for support; "We can lean on this man"
- 5. list, lean, move
- usage: cause to lean to the side; "Erosion listed the old tree"
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